code: function(feature) {
          var layer = feature.layer;
          var cont = this.events.triggerEvent("beforefeaturehighlighted", {
              feature : feature
          });
          if(cont !== false) {
              feature._prevHighlighter = feature._lastHighlighter;
              feature._lastHighlighter = this.id;
              var style = this.selectStyle || this.renderIntent;
              layer.drawFeature(feature, style);
              this.events.triggerEvent("featurehighlighted", {feature : feature});
          }
      }
docs: Method: highlight
  Redraw feature with the select style.
  
  Parameters:
  feature - {<OpenLayers.Feature.Vector>}