Example of using WFS with a BBOX strategy.
This example loads new features from GeoServer WFS when the view extent changes.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>WFS</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://openlayers.org/en/v4.6.4/css/ol.css" type="text/css">
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<script src=""></script>
<script src="https://openlayers.org/en/v4.6.4/build/ol.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map" class="map"></div>
<script>
var vectorSource = new ol.source.Vector({
format: new ol.format.GeoJSON(),
url: function(extent) {
return 'https://ahocevar.com/geoserver/wfs?service=WFS&' +
'version=1.1.0&request=GetFeature&typename=osm:water_areas&' +
'outputFormat=application/json&srsname=EPSG:3857&' +
'bbox=' + extent.join(',') + ',EPSG:3857';
},
strategy: ol.loadingstrategy.bbox
});
var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({
source: vectorSource,
style: new ol.style.Style({
stroke: new ol.style.Stroke({
color: 'rgba(0, 0, 255, 1.0)',
width: 2
})
})
});
var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({
source: new ol.source.BingMaps({
imagerySet: 'Aerial',
key: 'Your Bing Maps Key from http://www.bingmapsportal.com/ here'
})
});
var map = new ol.Map({
layers: [raster, vector],
target: document.getElementById('map'),
view: new ol.View({
center: [-8908887.277395891, 5381918.072437216],
maxZoom: 19,
zoom: 12
})
});
</script>
</body>
</html>