Feature Layer With a Named Label Source Reference

A feature layer can optionally reference a named label source using the namedLabelSourceRef attribute. This information indicates a label source that this feature layer can be labeled with. You can then either find a label layer containing that named label source to render the feature layer and label layer together, or manually construct an inline label layer inside a Render Map request. The Map Uploader utility inserts the label source reference inside the feature layer when uploading. The reference is only exposed through a Describe Named Layer or Describe Named Layers request in the REST Mapping Service.

Note: The sample named label source in this example will be provided in the /Samples folder as part of the version 12.0 release of Spectrum™ Technology Platform. For the 11.1 version, use WebDAV to copy the samples from the 11.1 patch zip or tar file to your repository.

Example

This is an example of a feature layer with the namedLabelSourceRef attribute.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<NamedLayer version="MXP_NamedResource_1_5" xmlns="http://www.mapinfo.com/mxp">
	<ConnectionSet />
	<DataSourceDefinitionSet>
		<NamedDataSourceDefinitionRef id="id4" resourceID="/Samples/NamedTables/USA"/>
	</DataSourceDefinitionSet>
     <FeatureLayer id="id18" name="USA" alias="USA" volatile="unknown" 
		namedLabelSourceRef="/Samples/NamedLabelSources/StateNameLabelSource">
		<DataSourceRef ref="id4"/>
     </FeatureLayer>
</NamedLayer>