# OpenLayers.Format.WMSDescribeLayer

Read SLD WMS DescribeLayer response DescribeLayer is meant to couple WMS to WFS and WCS

#### Inherits from

- OpenLayers.Format.XML.VersionedOGC

Summary

OpenLayers.Format.WMSDescribeLayer | Read SLD WMS DescribeLayer response DescribeLayer is meant to couple WMS to WFS and WCS
Properties |
defaultVersion | {String} Version number to assume if none found.
Functions |
getVersion | Returns the version to use.
Constructor |
OpenLayers.Format.WMSDescribeLayer | Create a new parser for WMS DescribeLayer responses.
Functions |
read | Read DescribeLayer data from a string, and return the response.

### Properties

### defaultVersion

{String} Version number to assume if none found. Default is “1.1.1”.

### Functions

### getVersion

> getVersion: function( | root,
> | options | )

Returns the version to use. Subclasses can override this function if a different version detection is needed.

#### Parameters

root | {DOMElement}
options | {Object} Optional configuration object.

#### Returns

{String} The version to use.

### Constructor

### OpenLayers.Format.WMSDescribeLayer

Create a new parser for WMS DescribeLayer responses.

#### Parameters

options | {Object} An optional object whose properties will be set on this instance.

### Functions

### read

Read DescribeLayer data from a string, and return the response. The OGC currently defines 2 formats which are allowed for output, so we need to parse these 2 types

#### Parameters

data | {String} or {DOMElement} data to read/parse.

#### Returns

{Array} Array of {<LayerDescription>} objects which have:

- {String} owsType: WFS/WCS
- {String} owsURL: the online resource
- {String} typeName: the name of the typename on the service

> getVersion: function( | root,
> | options | )

Returns the version to use.
Base class for versioned formats, i.e.
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