Adding getVertices method to all geometries. Call with nodesOnly true if you only want endpoints (of lines and multilines). r=crschmidt (closes #1192)

git-svn-id: http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers@8842 dc9f47b5-9b13-0410-9fdd-eb0c1a62fdaf

lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js

@@ -154,6 +154,30 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry.Curve, {
         return segments.sort(byX1);
     },
 
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: getVertices
+     * Return a list of all points in this geometry.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * nodesOnly - {Boolean} For lines, only return vertices that are
+     *     endpoints.
+     *
+     * Returns:
+     * {Array} A list of all vertices in the geometry.
+     */
+    getVertices: function(nodesOnly) {
+        var vertices;
+        if(nodesOnly) {
+            vertices = [
+                this.components[0],
+                this.components[this.components.length-1]
+            ];
+        } else {
+            vertices = this.components;
+        }
+        return vertices;
+    },
+
     /**
      * APIMethod: distanceTo
      * Calculate the closest distance between two geometries.