GetFeature with WFS layer is not working as the click co-ordinates are returned in spherical co-ordinates

Question

GetFeature with WFS layer is not working as the click co-ordinates are returned in spherical co-ordinates.

using geoserver 2.1.3 and openlayer 2.11

layer information is in EPSG:4326 WMS works fine WFS trasaction works fine

trying to GetFeature information on click from the WFS layer as the total number of features are small and it is a custom vector layer.

control = new OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature({
    protocol: wfs_layer_protocol,
    box: false,
    hover: false,
    click: true
});

control.events.register("featureselected", this, pickNodeId);
map.addControl(control);
control.activate();

the WFS post request has the following bounds -14710846.457064 4317003.9227542-13710750.910779 6517099.4690396

Answer 1

try this:

control = new OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature({
  protocol: OpenLayers.Protocol.WFS.fromWMSLayer(layer),
  box: true,
  hover: true,
  multipleKey: "shiftKey",
  toggleKey: "ctrlKey"
  });
control.events.register("featureselected", this, function(e) {
  var feat = e.feature;
  var res = feat.transform(map.getProjectionObject(), new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:4326"))
  alert(res);
  });

i hope it helps you...

Answer 2

The openlayers Control.GetFeature() sending spherical bbox co-ordinates means,

• no features are retrieved from the geoserver as the co-ordinates don't match ( layer in 4326 request sent in 900913).

Looking for a way to force openlayers Control.GetFeature() to send requests in native layer co-ordinates. (in this case EPSG 4326 and not 900913)