Base class for all map layer types. More...

#include <qgsmaplayer.h>

Inheritance diagram for QgsMapLayer:

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Public Types
enum	LayerType { VectorLayer, RasterLayer, PluginLayer }
	Types of layers that can be added to a map. More...

enum	PropertyType { Style = 0, Metadata }
	Maplayer has a style and a metadata property. More...

Public Slots
void	emitStyleChanged ()
	Triggers an emission of the styleChanged() signal. More...

virtual bool	setDependencies (const QSet< QgsMapLayerDependency > &layers)
	Sets the list of dependencies. More...

void	setMaximumScale (double scale)
	Sets the maximum map scale (i.e. More...

void	setMinimumScale (double scale)
	Sets the minimum map scale (i.e. More...

void	setRefreshOnNofifyMessage (const QString &message)
	Set the notification message that triggers repaine If refresh on notification is enabled, the notification will triggerRepaint only if the notification message is equal to. More...

void	setRefreshOnNotifyEnabled (bool enabled)
	Set whether provider notification is connected to triggerRepaint. More...

void	setScaleBasedVisibility (const bool enabled)
	Sets whether scale based visibility is enabled for the layer. More...

void	triggerRepaint (bool deferredUpdate=false)
	Will advise the map canvas (and any other interested party) that this layer requires to be repainted. More...

Signals
void	autoRefreshIntervalChanged (int interval)
	Emitted when the auto refresh interval changes. More...

void	blendModeChanged (QPainter::CompositionMode blendMode)
	Signal emitted when the blend mode is changed, through QgsMapLayer::setBlendMode() More...

void	configChanged ()
	Emitted whenever the configuration is changed. More...

void	crsChanged ()
	Emit a signal that layer's CRS has been reset. More...

void	dataChanged ()
	Data of layer changed. More...

void	dependenciesChanged ()
	Emitted when dependencies are changed. More...

void	legendChanged ()
	Signal emitted when legend of the layer has changed. More...

void	metadataChanged ()
	Emitted when the layer's metadata is changed. More...

void	nameChanged ()
	Emitted when the name has been changed. More...

void	recalculateExtents () const
	This is used to send a request that any mapcanvas using this layer update its extents. More...

void	renderer3DChanged ()
	Signal emitted when 3D renderer associated with the layer has changed. More...

void	rendererChanged ()
	Signal emitted when renderer is changed. More...

void	repaintRequested (bool deferredUpdate=false)
	By emitting this signal the layer tells that either appearance or content have been changed and any view showing the rendered layer should refresh itself. More...

void	statusChanged (const QString &status)
	Emit a signal with status (e.g. to be caught by QgisApp and display a msg on status bar) More...

void	styleChanged ()
	Signal emitted whenever a change affects the layer's style. More...

void	willBeDeleted ()
	Emitted in the destructor when the layer is about to be deleted, but it is still in a perfectly valid state: the last chance for other pieces of code for some cleanup if they use the layer. More...

Public Member Functions
	QgsMapLayer (QgsMapLayer::LayerType type=VectorLayer, const QString &name=QString(), const QString &source=QString())
	Constructor for QgsMapLayer. More...

	QgsMapLayer (QgsMapLayer const &)=delete
	QgsMapLayer cannot be copied. More...

	~QgsMapLayer () override

QString	abstract () const
	Returns the abstract of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

QString	attribution () const
	Returns the attribution of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

QString	attributionUrl () const
	Returns the attribution URL of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

int	autoRefreshInterval () const
	Returns the auto refresh interval (in milliseconds). More...

QPainter::CompositionMode	blendMode () const
	Returns the current blending mode for a layer. More...

virtual QgsMapLayer *	clone () const =0
	Returns a new instance equivalent to this one except for the id which is still unique. More...

virtual QgsMapLayerRenderer *	createMapRenderer (QgsRenderContext &rendererContext)=0
	Return new instance of QgsMapLayerRenderer that will be used for rendering of given context. More...

QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem	crs () const
	Returns the layer's spatial reference system. More...

QVariant	customProperty (const QString &value, const QVariant &defaultValue=QVariant()) const
	Read a custom property from layer. More...

QStringList	customPropertyKeys () const
	Returns list of all keys within custom properties. More...

virtual QgsDataProvider *	dataProvider ()
	Returns the layer's data provider. More...

virtual const QgsDataProvider *	dataProvider () const
	Returns the layer's data provider in a const-correct manner. More...

QString	dataUrl () const
	Returns the DataUrl of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

QString	dataUrlFormat () const
	Returns the DataUrl format of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

virtual QSet< QgsMapLayerDependency >	dependencies () const
	Gets the list of dependencies. More...

virtual QgsError	error () const
	Get current status error. More...

void	exportNamedMetadata (QDomDocument &doc, QString &errorMsg) const
	Export the current metadata of this layer as named metadata in a QDomDocument. More...

virtual void	exportNamedStyle (QDomDocument &doc, QString &errorMsg) const
	Export the properties of this layer as named style in a QDomDocument. More...

virtual void	exportSldStyle (QDomDocument &doc, QString &errorMsg) const
	Export the properties of this layer as SLD style in a QDomDocument. More...

virtual QgsRectangle	extent () const
	Returns the extent of the layer. More...

bool	hasAutoRefreshEnabled () const
	Returns true if auto refresh is enabled for the layer. More...

bool	hasScaleBasedVisibility () const
	Returns whether scale based visibility is enabled for the layer. More...

virtual QString	htmlMetadata () const
	Obtain a formatted HTML string containing assorted metadata for this layer. More...

QString	id () const
	Returns the layer's unique ID, which is used to access this layer from QgsProject. More...

bool	importNamedMetadata (QDomDocument &document, QString &errorMessage)
	Import the metadata of this layer from a QDomDocument. More...

virtual bool	importNamedStyle (QDomDocument &doc, QString &errorMsg)
	Import the properties of this layer from a QDomDocument. More...

virtual bool	isEditable () const
	Returns true if the layer can be edited. More...

bool	isInScaleRange (double scale) const
	Tests whether the layer should be visible at the specified scale. More...

bool	isRefreshOnNotifyEnabled () const
	Returns true if the refresh on provider nofification is enabled. More...

virtual bool	isSpatial () const
	Returns true if the layer is considered a spatial layer, ie it has some form of geometry associated with it. More...

bool	isValid () const
	Return the status of the layer. More...

QString	keywordList () const
	Returns the keyword list of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

QgsMapLayerLegend *	legend () const
	Can be null. More...

QString	legendUrl () const
	Returns the URL for the layer's legend. More...

QString	legendUrlFormat () const
	Returns the format for a URL based layer legend. More...

QString	loadDefaultMetadata (bool &resultFlag)
	Retrieve the default metadata for this layer if one exists (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users metadata table in their personal qgis.db) More...

virtual QString	loadDefaultStyle (bool &resultFlag)
	Retrieve the default style for this layer if one exists (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db) More...

virtual QString	loadNamedMetadata (const QString &uri, bool &resultFlag)
	Retrieve a named metadata for this layer if one exists (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db) More...

bool	loadNamedMetadataFromDatabase (const QString &db, const QString &uri, QString &qmd)
	Retrieve a named metadata for this layer from a sqlite database. More...

virtual QString	loadNamedStyle (const QString &uri, bool &resultFlag)
	Retrieve a named style for this layer if one exists (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db) More...

virtual bool	loadNamedStyleFromDatabase (const QString &db, const QString &uri, QString &qml)
	Retrieve a named style for this layer from a sqlite database. More...

virtual QString	loadSldStyle (const QString &uri, bool &resultFlag)
	Attempts to style the layer using the formatting from an SLD type file. More...

double	maximumScale () const
	Returns the maximum map scale (i.e. More...

virtual const QgsLayerMetadata &	metadata () const
	Returns a reference to the layer's metadata store. More...

virtual QString	metadataUri () const
	Retrieve the metadata URI for this layer (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db) More...

QString	metadataUrl () const
	Returns the metadata URL of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

QString	metadataUrlFormat () const
	Returns the metadata format of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

QString	metadataUrlType () const
	Returns the metadata type of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

double	minimumScale () const
	Returns the minimum map scale (i.e. More...

QString	name () const
	Returns the display name of the layer. More...

QgsMapLayer &	operator= (QgsMapLayer const &)=delete
	QgsMapLayer cannot be copied. More...

QString	publicSource () const
	Gets a version of the internal layer definition that has sensitive bits removed (for example, the password). More...

bool	readLayerXml (const QDomElement &layerElement, const QgsReadWriteContext &context)
	Sets state from Dom document. More...

bool	readOnly () const
	Returns if this layer is read only. More...

virtual bool	readSld (const QDomNode &node, QString &errorMessage)

virtual bool	readStyle (const QDomNode &node, QString &errorMessage, const QgsReadWriteContext &context)
	Read the style for the current layer from the Dom node supplied. More...

virtual bool	readSymbology (const QDomNode &node, QString &errorMessage, const QgsReadWriteContext &context)=0
	Read the symbology for the current layer from the Dom node supplied. More...

QString	refreshOnNotifyMessage () const
	Returns the message that should be notified by the provider to triggerRepaint. More...

virtual void	reload ()
	Synchronises with changes in the datasource. More...

void	removeCustomProperty (const QString &key)
	Remove a custom property from layer. More...

QgsAbstract3DRenderer *	renderer3D () const
	Returns 3D renderer associated with the layer. More...

virtual void	resolveReferences (QgsProject *project)
	Resolve references to other layers (kept as layer IDs after reading XML) into layer objects. More...

virtual QString	saveDefaultMetadata (bool &resultFlag)
	Save the current metadata of this layer as the default metadata (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db) More...

virtual QString	saveDefaultStyle (bool &resultFlag)
	Save the properties of this layer as the default style (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db) More...

QString	saveNamedMetadata (const QString &uri, bool &resultFlag)
	Save the current metadata of this layer as a named metadata (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db) More...

virtual QString	saveNamedStyle (const QString &uri, bool &resultFlag)
	Save the properties of this layer as a named style (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db) More...

virtual QString	saveSldStyle (const QString &uri, bool &resultFlag) const
	Saves the properties of this layer to an SLD format file. More...

void	setAbstract (const QString &abstract)
	Sets the abstract of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

void	setAttribution (const QString &attrib)
	Sets the attribution of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

void	setAttributionUrl (const QString &attribUrl)
	Sets the attribution URL of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

void	setAutoRefreshEnabled (bool enabled)
	Sets whether auto refresh is enabled for the layer. More...

void	setAutoRefreshInterval (int interval)
	Sets the auto refresh interval (in milliseconds) for the layer. More...

void	setBlendMode (QPainter::CompositionMode blendMode)
	Set the blending mode used for rendering a layer. More...

void	setCrs (const QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem &srs, bool emitSignal=true)
	Sets layer's spatial reference system. More...

void	setCustomProperties (const QgsObjectCustomProperties &properties)
	Set custom properties for layer. More...

void	setCustomProperty (const QString &key, const QVariant &value)
	Set a custom property for layer. More...

void	setDataUrl (const QString &dataUrl)
	Sets the DataUrl of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

void	setDataUrlFormat (const QString &dataUrlFormat)
	Sets the DataUrl format of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

void	setKeywordList (const QString &keywords)
	Sets the keyword list of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

virtual void	setLayerOrder (const QStringList &layers)
	Reorders the previously selected sublayers of this layer from bottom to top. More...

void	setLegend (QgsMapLayerLegend *legend)
	Assign a legend controller to the map layer. More...

void	setLegendUrl (const QString &legendUrl)
	Sets the URL for the layer's legend. More...

void	setLegendUrlFormat (const QString &legendUrlFormat)
	Sets the format for a URL based layer legend. More...

virtual void	setMetadata (const QgsLayerMetadata &metadata)
	Sets the layer's metadata store. More...

void	setMetadataUrl (const QString &metaUrl)
	Sets the metadata URL of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

void	setMetadataUrlFormat (const QString &metaUrlFormat)
	Sets the metadata format of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

void	setMetadataUrlType (const QString &metaUrlType)
	Set the metadata type of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request MetadataUrlType indicates the standard to which the metadata complies. More...

void	setName (const QString &name)
	Set the display name of the layer. More...

void	setRenderer3D (QgsAbstract3DRenderer *renderer)
	Sets 3D renderer for the layer. More...

void	setShortName (const QString &shortName)
	Sets the short name of the layer used by QGIS Server to identify the layer. More...

virtual void	setSubLayerVisibility (const QString &name, bool visible)
	Set the visibility of the given sublayer name. More...

void	setTitle (const QString &title)
	Sets the title of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

QString	shortName () const
	Returns the short name of the layer used by QGIS Server to identify the layer. More...

QString	source () const
	Returns the source for the layer. More...

QgsMapLayerStyleManager *	styleManager () const
	Get access to the layer's style manager. More...

virtual QString	styleURI () const
	Retrieve the style URI for this layer (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db) More...

virtual QStringList	subLayers () const
	Returns the sublayers of this layer. More...

virtual QDateTime	timestamp () const
	Time stamp of data source in the moment when data/metadata were loaded by provider. More...

QString	title () const
	Returns the title of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request. More...

QgsMapLayer::LayerType	type () const
	Returns the type of the layer. More...

QUndoStack *	undoStack ()
	Return pointer to layer's undo stack. More...

QUndoStack *	undoStackStyles ()
	Return pointer to layer's style undo stack. More...

bool	writeLayerXml (QDomElement &layerElement, QDomDocument &document, const QgsReadWriteContext &context) const
	Stores state in Dom node. More...

virtual bool	writeStyle (QDomNode &node, QDomDocument &doc, QString &errorMessage, const QgsReadWriteContext &context) const
	Write just the style information for the layer into the document. More...

virtual bool	writeSymbology (QDomNode &node, QDomDocument &doc, QString &errorMessage, const QgsReadWriteContext &context) const =0
	Write the symbology for the layer into the docment provided. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static QString	extensionPropertyType (PropertyType type)
	Returns the extension of a Property. More...

static QString	formatLayerName (const QString &name)
	A convenience function to capitalize and format a layer name. More...

Protected Member Functions
void	appendError (const QgsErrorMessage &error)
	Add error message. More...

void	clone (QgsMapLayer *layer) const
	Copies attributes like name, short name, ... More...

bool	hasDependencyCycle (const QSet< QgsMapLayerDependency > &layers) const
	Checks whether a new set of dependencies will introduce a cycle. More...

void	readCommonStyle (const QDomElement &layerElement, const QgsReadWriteContext &context)
	Read style data common to all layer types. More...

void	readCustomProperties (const QDomNode &layerNode, const QString &keyStartsWith=QString())
	Read custom properties from project file. More...

void	readStyleManager (const QDomNode &layerNode)
	Read style manager's configuration (if any). To be called by subclasses. More...

virtual bool	readXml (const QDomNode &layer_node, const QgsReadWriteContext &context)
	Called by readLayerXML(), used by children to read state specific to them from project files. More...

void	setError (const QgsError &error)
	Set error message. More...

virtual void	setExtent (const QgsRectangle &rect)
	Set the extent. More...

void	setValid (bool valid)
	Set whether layer is valid or not - should be used in constructor. More...

void	writeCommonStyle (QDomElement &layerElement, QDomDocument &document, const QgsReadWriteContext &context) const
	Write style data common to all layer types. More...

void	writeCustomProperties (QDomNode &layerNode, QDomDocument &doc) const
	Write custom properties to project file. More...

void	writeStyleManager (QDomNode &layerNode, QDomDocument &doc) const
	Write style manager's configuration (if exists). To be called by subclasses. More...

virtual bool	writeXml (QDomNode &layer_node, QDomDocument &document, const QgsReadWriteContext &context) const
	Called by writeLayerXML(), used by children to write state specific to them to project files. More...

Protected Attributes
QString	mAbstract
	Description of the layer. More...

QString	mAttribution
	Attribution of the layer. More...

QString	mAttributionUrl

QString	mDataSource
	Data source description string, varies by layer type. More...

QString	mDataUrl
	DataUrl of the layer. More...

QString	mDataUrlFormat

QSet< QgsMapLayerDependency >	mDependencies
	List of layers that may modify this layer on modification. More...

QgsError	mError
	Error. More...

QgsRectangle	mExtent
	Extent of the layer. More...

bool	mIsRefreshOnNofifyEnabled = false

QString	mKeywordList

QString	mLayerName
	Name of the layer - used for display. More...

QString	mLegendUrl
	WMS legend. More...

QString	mLegendUrlFormat

QString	mMetadataUrl
	MetadataUrl of the layer. More...

QString	mMetadataUrlFormat

QString	mMetadataUrlType

QString	mRefreshOnNofifyMessage

QString	mShortName

QString	mTitle

bool	mValid = false
	Indicates if the layer is valid and can be drawn. More...

Properties
int	autoRefreshInterval

QgsLayerMetadata	metadata

QString	name

Detailed Description

Base class for all map layer types.

This is the base class for all map layer types (vector, raster).

Definition at line 56 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ LayerType

enum QgsMapLayer::LayerType

Types of layers that can be added to a map.

Enumerator
VectorLayer
RasterLayer
PluginLayer

Definition at line 94 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ PropertyType

enum QgsMapLayer::PropertyType

Maplayer has a style and a metadata property.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Enumerator
Style
Metadata

Definition at line 105 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ QgsMapLayer() [1/2]

QgsMapLayer::QgsMapLayer	(	QgsMapLayer::LayerType	type = `VectorLayer`,
		const QString &	name = `QString()`,
		const QString &	source = `QString()`
	)

Constructor for QgsMapLayer.

Parameters

type	layer type
name	display name for the layer
source	datasource of layer

Definition at line 69 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ ~QgsMapLayer()

QgsMapLayer::~QgsMapLayer ( )

override

Definition at line 99 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ QgsMapLayer() [2/2]

QgsMapLayer::QgsMapLayer ( QgsMapLayer const & )

delete

QgsMapLayer cannot be copied.

Member Function Documentation

◆ abstract()

QString QgsMapLayer::abstract ( ) const

inline

Returns the abstract of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

Returns: the layer abstract

See also: setAbstract()

Definition at line 217 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ appendError()

void QgsMapLayer::appendError ( const QgsErrorMessage & error )

inlineprotected

Add error message.

Definition at line 1225 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ attribution()

QString QgsMapLayer::attribution ( ) const

inline

Returns the attribution of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

Attribution indicates the provider of a layer or collection of layers.

Returns: the layer attribution

See also: setAttribution()

Definition at line 291 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ attributionUrl()

QString QgsMapLayer::attributionUrl ( ) const

inline

Returns the attribution URL of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

Attribution indicates the provider of a layer or collection of layers.

Returns: the layer attribution URL

See also: setAttributionUrl()

Definition at line 309 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ autoRefreshInterval()

int QgsMapLayer::autoRefreshInterval ( ) const

Returns the auto refresh interval (in milliseconds).

Note that auto refresh is only active when hasAutoRefreshEnabled() is true.

Since: QGIS 3.0

See also: autoRefreshEnabled(); setAutoRefreshInterval()

◆ autoRefreshIntervalChanged

void QgsMapLayer::autoRefreshIntervalChanged ( int interval )

signal

Emitted when the auto refresh interval changes.

See also: setAutoRefreshInterval()

Since: QGIS 3.0

◆ blendMode()

QPainter::CompositionMode QgsMapLayer::blendMode ( ) const

Returns the current blending mode for a layer.

See also: setBlendMode()

Definition at line 199 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ blendModeChanged

void QgsMapLayer::blendModeChanged ( QPainter::CompositionMode blendMode )

signal

Signal emitted when the blend mode is changed, through QgsMapLayer::setBlendMode()

◆ clone() [1/2]

virtual QgsMapLayer* QgsMapLayer::clone ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns a new instance equivalent to this one except for the id which is still unique.

Returns: a new layer instance

Since: QGIS 3.0

Implemented in QgsVectorLayer, QgsRasterLayer, and QgsPluginLayer.

◆ clone() [2/2]

void QgsMapLayer::clone ( QgsMapLayer * layer ) const

protected

Copies attributes like name, short name, ...

into another layer.

Parameters

layer The copy recipient

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 106 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ configChanged

void QgsMapLayer::configChanged ( )

signal

Emitted whenever the configuration is changed.

The project listens to this signal to be marked as dirty.

◆ createMapRenderer()

virtual QgsMapLayerRenderer* QgsMapLayer::createMapRenderer ( QgsRenderContext & rendererContext )

pure virtual

Return new instance of QgsMapLayerRenderer that will be used for rendering of given context.

Since: QGIS 2.4

Implemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

◆ crs()

QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem QgsMapLayer::crs ( ) const

Returns the layer's spatial reference system.

Since: QGIS 1.4

Definition at line 993 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ crsChanged

void QgsMapLayer::crsChanged ( )

signal

Emit a signal that layer's CRS has been reset.

◆ customProperty()

QVariant QgsMapLayer::customProperty	(	const QString &	value,
		const QVariant &	defaultValue = `QVariant()`
	)		const

Read a custom property from layer.

Properties are stored in a map and saved in project file.

See also: setCustomProperty()

Definition at line 1864 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ customPropertyKeys()

QStringList QgsMapLayer::customPropertyKeys ( ) const

Returns list of all keys within custom properties.

Properties are stored in a map and saved in project file.

See also: customProperty()

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1849 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ dataChanged

void QgsMapLayer::dataChanged ( )

signal

Data of layer changed.

◆ dataProvider() [1/2]

QgsDataProvider * QgsMapLayer::dataProvider ( )

virtual

Returns the layer's data provider.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, QgsRasterLayer, and QgsPluginLayer.

Definition at line 164 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ dataProvider() [2/2]

const QgsDataProvider * QgsMapLayer::dataProvider ( ) const

virtual

Returns the layer's data provider in a const-correct manner.

Note: not available in Python bindings

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, QgsRasterLayer, and QgsPluginLayer.

Definition at line 169 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ dataUrl()

QString QgsMapLayer::dataUrl ( ) const

inline

Returns the DataUrl of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

DataUrl is a a link to the underlying data represented by a particular layer.

Returns: the layer DataUrl

See also: setDataUrl()

Definition at line 253 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ dataUrlFormat()

QString QgsMapLayer::dataUrlFormat ( ) const

inline

Returns the DataUrl format of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

DataUrl is a a link to the underlying data represented by a particular layer.

Returns: the layer DataUrl format

See also: setDataUrlFormat()

Definition at line 271 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ dependencies()

QSet< QgsMapLayerDependency > QgsMapLayer::dependencies ( ) const

virtual

Gets the list of dependencies.

This includes data dependencies set by the user (

See also: setDataDependencies) as well as dependencies given by the provider

Returns: a set of QgsMapLayerDependency

Since: QGIS 3.0

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 2020 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ dependenciesChanged

void QgsMapLayer::dependenciesChanged ( )

signal

Emitted when dependencies are changed.

◆ emitStyleChanged

void QgsMapLayer::emitStyleChanged ( )

slot

Triggers an emission of the styleChanged() signal.

Since: QGIS 2.16

Definition at line 1960 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ error()

QgsError QgsMapLayer::error ( ) const

virtual

Get current status error.

This error describes some principal problem for which layer cannot work and thus is not valid. It is not last error after accessing data by draw() etc.

Definition at line 1874 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ exportNamedMetadata()

void QgsMapLayer::exportNamedMetadata	(	QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMsg
	)		const

Export the current metadata of this layer as named metadata in a QDomDocument.

Parameters

doc	the target QDomDocument
errorMsg	this QString will be initialized on error

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1316 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ exportNamedStyle()

void QgsMapLayer::exportNamedStyle	(	QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMsg
	)		const

virtual

Export the properties of this layer as named style in a QDomDocument.

Parameters

doc	the target QDomDocument
errorMsg	this QString will be initialized on error during the execution of writeSymbology

Definition at line 1335 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ exportSldStyle()

void QgsMapLayer::exportSldStyle	(	QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMsg
	)		const

virtual

Export the properties of this layer as SLD style in a QDomDocument.

Parameters

doc	the target QDomDocument
errorMsg	this QString will be initialized on error during the execution of writeSymbology

Definition at line 1626 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ extensionPropertyType()

QString QgsMapLayer::extensionPropertyType ( QgsMapLayer::PropertyType type )

static

Returns the extension of a Property.

Returns: The extension

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 56 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ extent()

QgsRectangle QgsMapLayer::extent ( ) const

virtual

Returns the extent of the layer.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 187 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ formatLayerName()

QString QgsMapLayer::formatLayerName ( const QString & name )

static

A convenience function to capitalize and format a layer name.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1012 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ hasAutoRefreshEnabled()

bool QgsMapLayer::hasAutoRefreshEnabled ( ) const

Returns true if auto refresh is enabled for the layer.

Since: QGIS 3.0

See also: autoRefreshInterval(); setAutoRefreshEnabled()

Definition at line 910 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ hasDependencyCycle()

bool QgsMapLayer::hasDependencyCycle ( const QSet< QgsMapLayerDependency > & layers ) const

protected

Checks whether a new set of dependencies will introduce a cycle.

Definition at line 2009 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ hasScaleBasedVisibility()

bool QgsMapLayer::hasScaleBasedVisibility ( ) const

Returns whether scale based visibility is enabled for the layer.

Returns: true if scale based visibility is enabled

See also: minimumScale(); maximumScale(); setScaleBasedVisibility(); isInScaleRange()

Definition at line 905 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ htmlMetadata()

QString QgsMapLayer::htmlMetadata ( ) const

virtual

Obtain a formatted HTML string containing assorted metadata for this layer.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 1950 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ id()

QString QgsMapLayer::id ( ) const

Returns the layer's unique ID, which is used to access this layer from QgsProject.

Definition at line 143 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ importNamedMetadata()

bool QgsMapLayer::importNamedMetadata	(	QDomDocument &	document,
		QString &	errorMessage
	)

Import the metadata of this layer from a QDomDocument.

Parameters

document	source QDomDocument
errorMessage	this QString will be initialized on error

Returns: true on success

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1256 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ importNamedStyle()

bool QgsMapLayer::importNamedStyle	(	QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMsg
	)

virtual

Import the properties of this layer from a QDomDocument.

Parameters

doc	source QDomDocument
errorMsg	this QString will be initialized on error during the execution of readSymbology

Returns: true on success

Since: QGIS 2.8

Definition at line 1268 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ isEditable()

bool QgsMapLayer::isEditable ( ) const

virtual

Returns true if the layer can be edited.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 1881 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ isInScaleRange()

bool QgsMapLayer::isInScaleRange ( double scale ) const

Tests whether the layer should be visible at the specified scale.

The scale value indicates the scale denominator, e.g. 1000.0 for a 1:1000 map.

Returns: true if the layer is visible at the given scale.

Since: QGIS 2.16

See also: minimumScale(); maximumScale(); hasScaleBasedVisibility()

Definition at line 898 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ isRefreshOnNotifyEnabled()

bool QgsMapLayer::isRefreshOnNotifyEnabled ( ) const

inline

Returns true if the refresh on provider nofification is enabled.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 990 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ isSpatial()

bool QgsMapLayer::isSpatial ( ) const

virtual

Returns true if the layer is considered a spatial layer, ie it has some form of geometry associated with it.

Since: QGIS 2.16

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 1886 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ isValid()

bool QgsMapLayer::isValid ( ) const

Return the status of the layer.

An invalid layer is one which has a bad datasource or other problem. Child classes set this flag when initialized.

Returns: true if the layer is valid and can be accessed

Definition at line 885 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ keywordList()

QString QgsMapLayer::keywordList ( ) const

inline

Returns the keyword list of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

Returns: the layer keyword list

See also: setKeywordList()

Definition at line 233 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ legend()

QgsMapLayerLegend * QgsMapLayer::legend ( ) const

Can be null.

Since: QGIS 2.6

Definition at line 1913 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ legendChanged

void QgsMapLayer::legendChanged ( )

signal

Signal emitted when legend of the layer has changed.

Since: QGIS 2.6

◆ legendUrl()

QString QgsMapLayer::legendUrl ( ) const

inline

Returns the URL for the layer's legend.

Definition at line 818 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ legendUrlFormat()

QString QgsMapLayer::legendUrlFormat ( ) const

inline

Returns the format for a URL based layer legend.

Definition at line 828 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ loadDefaultMetadata()

QString QgsMapLayer::loadDefaultMetadata ( bool & resultFlag )

Retrieve the default metadata for this layer if one exists (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users metadata table in their personal qgis.db)

Parameters

resultFlag a reference to a flag that will be set to false if we did not manage to load the default metadata.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1082 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ loadDefaultStyle()

QString QgsMapLayer::loadDefaultStyle ( bool & resultFlag )

virtual

Retrieve the default style for this layer if one exists (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db)

Parameters

resultFlag a reference to a flag that will be set to false if we did not manage to load the default style.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

See also: also loadNamedStyle ();

Definition at line 1092 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ loadNamedMetadata()

QString QgsMapLayer::loadNamedMetadata	(	const QString &	uri,
		bool &	resultFlag
	)

virtual

Retrieve a named metadata for this layer if one exists (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db)

Parameters

uri	- the file name or other URI for the metadata file. First an attempt will be made to see if this is a file and load that, if that fails the qgis.db metadata table will be consulted to see if there is a metadata who's key matches the URI.
resultFlag	a reference to a flag that will be set to false if we did not manage to load the default metadata.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1386 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ loadNamedMetadataFromDatabase()

bool QgsMapLayer::loadNamedMetadataFromDatabase	(	const QString &	db,
		const QString &	uri,
		QString &	qmd
	)

Retrieve a named metadata for this layer from a sqlite database.

Parameters

db	path to sqlite database
uri	uri for table
qmd	will be set to QMD xml metadata content from database

Returns: true if style was successfully loaded

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1097 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ loadNamedStyle()

QString QgsMapLayer::loadNamedStyle	(	const QString &	uri,
		bool &	resultFlag
	)

virtual

Retrieve a named style for this layer if one exists (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db)

Parameters

uri	- the file name or other URI for the style file. First an attempt will be made to see if this is a file and load that, if that fails the qgis.db styles table will be consulted to see if there is a style who's key matches the URI.
resultFlag	a reference to a flag that will be set to false if we did not manage to load the default style.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

See also: also loadDefaultStyle ();

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 1158 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ loadNamedStyleFromDatabase()

bool QgsMapLayer::loadNamedStyleFromDatabase	(	const QString &	db,
		const QString &	uri,
		QString &	qml
	)

virtual

Retrieve a named style for this layer from a sqlite database.

Parameters

db	path to sqlite database
uri	uri for table
qml	will be set to QML style content from database

Returns: true if style was successfully loaded

Definition at line 1102 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ loadSldStyle()

QString QgsMapLayer::loadSldStyle	(	const QString &	uri,
		bool &	resultFlag
	)

virtual

Attempts to style the layer using the formatting from an SLD type file.

Parameters

uri	uri of source SLD file
resultFlag	a reference to a flag that will be set to false if the SLD file could not be loaded

Returns: a string with any status or error messages

See also: saveSldStyle()

Definition at line 1735 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ maximumScale()

double QgsMapLayer::maximumScale ( ) const

Returns the maximum map scale (i.e.

most "zoomed in" scale) at which the layer will be visible. The scale value indicates the scale denominator, e.g. 1000.0 for a 1:1000 map. A scale of 0 indicates no maximum scale visibility.

Note: Scale based visibility is only used if setScaleBasedVisibility() is set to true.

See also: setMaximumScale(); minimumScale(); hasScaleBasedVisibility(); isInScaleRange()

Definition at line 954 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ metadata()

virtual const QgsLayerMetadata& QgsMapLayer::metadata ( ) const

virtual

Returns a reference to the layer's metadata store.

Since: QGIS 3.0

See also: setMetadata(); metadataChanged()

◆ metadataChanged

void QgsMapLayer::metadataChanged ( )

signal

Emitted when the layer's metadata is changed.

See also: setMetadata(); metadata()

Since: QGIS 3.0

◆ metadataUri()

QString QgsMapLayer::metadataUri ( ) const

virtual

Retrieve the metadata URI for this layer (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db)

Returns: a QString with the metadata file name

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1072 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ metadataUrl()

QString QgsMapLayer::metadataUrl ( ) const

inline

Returns the metadata URL of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

MetadataUrl is a a link to the detailed, standardized metadata about the data.

Returns: the layer metadata URL

See also: setMetadataUrl()

Definition at line 329 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ metadataUrlFormat()

QString QgsMapLayer::metadataUrlFormat ( ) const

inline

Returns the metadata format of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

MetadataUrlType indicates how the metadata is structured.

Returns: the layer metadata format

See also: setMetadataUrlFormat()

Definition at line 365 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ metadataUrlType()

QString QgsMapLayer::metadataUrlType ( ) const

inline

Returns the metadata type of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

MetadataUrlType indicates the standard to which the metadata complies.

Returns: the layer metadata type

See also: setMetadataUrlType()

Definition at line 347 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ minimumScale()

double QgsMapLayer::minimumScale ( ) const

Returns the minimum map scale (i.e.

most "zoomed out" scale) at which the layer will be visible. The scale value indicates the scale denominator, e.g. 1000.0 for a 1:1000 map. A scale of 0 indicates no minimum scale visibility.

Note: Scale based visibility is only used if setScaleBasedVisibility() is set to true.

See also: setMinimumScale(); maximumScale(); hasScaleBasedVisibility(); isInScaleRange()

Definition at line 970 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ name()

QString QgsMapLayer::name ( ) const

Returns the display name of the layer.

See also: setName()

◆ nameChanged

void QgsMapLayer::nameChanged ( )

signal

Emitted when the name has been changed.

Since: QGIS 2.16

◆ operator=()

QgsMapLayer& QgsMapLayer::operator= ( QgsMapLayer const & )

delete

QgsMapLayer cannot be copied.

◆ publicSource()

QString QgsMapLayer::publicSource ( ) const

Gets a version of the internal layer definition that has sensitive bits removed (for example, the password).

This function should be used when displaying the source name for general viewing.

See also: source()

Definition at line 174 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readCommonStyle()

void QgsMapLayer::readCommonStyle	(	const QDomElement &	layerElement,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)

protected

Read style data common to all layer types.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1823 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readCustomProperties()

void QgsMapLayer::readCustomProperties	(	const QDomNode &	layerNode,
		const QString &	keyStartsWith = `QString()`
	)

protected

Read custom properties from project file.

Parameters

layerNode	note to read from
keyStartsWith	reads only properties starting with the specified string (or all if the string is empty)

Definition at line 856 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readLayerXml()

bool QgsMapLayer::readLayerXml	(	const QDomElement &	layerElement,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)

Sets state from Dom document.

Parameters

layerElement	The Dom element corresponding to ``maplayer'' tag
context	writing context (e.g. for conversion between relative and absolute paths)

Note

The Dom node corresponds to a Dom document project file XML element read by QgsProject.

This, in turn, calls readXml(), which is over-rideable by sub-classes so that they can read their own specific state from the given Dom node.

Invoked by QgsProject::read().

Returns: true if successful

Definition at line 205 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readOnly()

bool QgsMapLayer::readOnly ( ) const

inline

Returns if this layer is read only.

Definition at line 381 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ readSld()

virtual bool QgsMapLayer::readSld	(	const QDomNode &	node,
		QString &	errorMessage
	)

inlinevirtual

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 754 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ readStyle()

bool QgsMapLayer::readStyle	(	const QDomNode &	node,
		QString &	errorMessage,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)

virtual

Read the style for the current layer from the Dom node supplied.

Parameters

node	node that will contain the style definition for this layer.
errorMessage	reference to string that will be updated with any error messages
context	reading context (used for transform from relative to absolute paths)

Returns: true in case of success.

Since: QGIS 2.16

Note: To be implemented in subclasses. Default implementation does nothing and returns false.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 1794 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readStyleManager()

void QgsMapLayer::readStyleManager ( const QDomNode & layerNode )

protected

Read style manager's configuration (if any). To be called by subclasses.

Definition at line 866 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readSymbology()

virtual bool QgsMapLayer::readSymbology	(	const QDomNode &	node,
		QString &	errorMessage,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)

pure virtual

Read the symbology for the current layer from the Dom node supplied.

Parameters

node	node that will contain the symbology definition for this layer.
errorMessage	reference to string that will be updated with any error messages
context	reading context (used for transform from relative to absolute paths)

Returns: true in case of success.

Implemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

◆ readXml()

bool QgsMapLayer::readXml	(	const QDomNode &	layer_node,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)

protectedvirtual

Called by readLayerXML(), used by children to read state specific to them from project files.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 562 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ recalculateExtents

void QgsMapLayer::recalculateExtents ( ) const

signal

This is used to send a request that any mapcanvas using this layer update its extents.

◆ refreshOnNotifyMessage()

QString QgsMapLayer::refreshOnNotifyMessage ( ) const

inline

Returns the message that should be notified by the provider to triggerRepaint.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 983 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ reload()

virtual void QgsMapLayer::reload ( )

inlinevirtual

Synchronises with changes in the datasource.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 386 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ removeCustomProperty()

void QgsMapLayer::removeCustomProperty ( const QString & key )

Remove a custom property from layer.

Properties are stored in a map and saved in project file.

See also: setCustomProperty()

Definition at line 1869 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ renderer3D()

QgsAbstract3DRenderer * QgsMapLayer::renderer3D ( ) const

Returns 3D renderer associated with the layer.

May be null.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1933 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ renderer3DChanged

void QgsMapLayer::renderer3DChanged ( )

signal

Signal emitted when 3D renderer associated with the layer has changed.

Since: QGIS 3.0

◆ rendererChanged

void QgsMapLayer::rendererChanged ( )

signal

Signal emitted when renderer is changed.

See also: styleChanged()

◆ repaintRequested

void QgsMapLayer::repaintRequested ( bool deferredUpdate = false )

signal

By emitting this signal the layer tells that either appearance or content have been changed and any view showing the rendered layer should refresh itself.

If deferredUpdate is true then the layer will only be repainted when the canvas is next re-rendered, and will not trigger any canvas redraws itself.

◆ resolveReferences()

void QgsMapLayer::resolveReferences ( QgsProject * project )

virtual

Resolve references to other layers (kept as layer IDs after reading XML) into layer objects.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 849 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ saveDefaultMetadata()

QString QgsMapLayer::saveDefaultMetadata ( bool & resultFlag )

virtual

Save the current metadata of this layer as the default metadata (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db)

Parameters

resultFlag a reference to a flag that will be set to false if we did not manage to save the default metadata.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1077 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ saveDefaultStyle()

QString QgsMapLayer::saveDefaultStyle ( bool & resultFlag )

virtual

Save the properties of this layer as the default style (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db)

Parameters

resultFlag a reference to a flag that will be set to false if we did not manage to save the default style.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

See also: loadNamedStyle() and; saveNamedStyle()

Definition at line 1376 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ saveNamedMetadata()

QString QgsMapLayer::saveNamedMetadata	(	const QString &	uri,
		bool &	resultFlag
	)

Save the current metadata of this layer as a named metadata (either as a .qmd file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db)

Parameters

uri	the file name or other URI for the metadata file. First an attempt will be made to see if this is a file and save to that, if that fails the qgis.db metadata table will be used to create a metadata entry who's key matches the URI.
resultFlag	a reference to a flag that will be set to false if we did not manage to save the default metadata.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1381 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ saveNamedStyle()

QString QgsMapLayer::saveNamedStyle	(	const QString &	uri,
		bool &	resultFlag
	)

virtual

Save the properties of this layer as a named style (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db)

Parameters

uri	the file name or other URI for the style file. First an attempt will be made to see if this is a file and save to that, if that fails the qgis.db styles table will be used to create a style entry who's key matches the URI.
resultFlag	a reference to a flag that will be set to false if we did not manage to save the default style.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

See also: saveDefaultStyle()

Definition at line 1621 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ saveSldStyle()

QString QgsMapLayer::saveSldStyle	(	const QString &	uri,
		bool &	resultFlag
	)		const

virtual

Saves the properties of this layer to an SLD format file.

Parameters

uri	uri of destination for exported SLD file.
resultFlag	a reference to a flag that will be set to false if the SLD file could not be generated

Returns: a string with any status or error messages

See also: loadSldStyle()

Definition at line 1670 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setAbstract()

void QgsMapLayer::setAbstract ( const QString & abstract )

inline

Sets the abstract of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

Returns: the layer abstract

See also: abstract()

Definition at line 209 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setAttribution()

void QgsMapLayer::setAttribution ( const QString & attrib )

inline

Sets the attribution of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

Attribution indicates the provider of a layer or collection of layers.

Returns: the layer attribution

See also: attribution()

Definition at line 282 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setAttributionUrl()

void QgsMapLayer::setAttributionUrl ( const QString & attribUrl )

inline

Sets the attribution URL of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

Attribution indicates the provider of a layer or collection of layers.

Returns: the layer attribution URL

See also: attributionUrl()

Definition at line 300 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setAutoRefreshEnabled()

void QgsMapLayer::setAutoRefreshEnabled ( bool enabled )

Sets whether auto refresh is enabled for the layer.

Since: QGIS 3.0

See also: hasAutoRefreshEnabled(); setAutoRefreshInterval()

Definition at line 934 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setAutoRefreshInterval()

void QgsMapLayer::setAutoRefreshInterval ( int interval )

Sets the auto refresh interval (in milliseconds) for the layer.

This will cause the layer to be automatically redrawn on a matching interval. Note that auto refresh must be enabled by calling setAutoRefreshEnabled().

Note that auto refresh triggers deferred repaints of the layer. Any map canvas must be refreshed separately in order to view the refreshed layer.

Since: QGIS 3.0

See also: autoRefreshInterval(); setAutoRefreshEnabled()

Definition at line 920 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setBlendMode()

void QgsMapLayer::setBlendMode ( QPainter::CompositionMode blendMode )

Set the blending mode used for rendering a layer.

Parameters

blendMode new blending mode

See also: blendMode()

Definition at line 192 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setCrs()

void QgsMapLayer::setCrs	(	const QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem &	srs,
		bool	emitSignal = `true`
	)

Sets layer's spatial reference system.

Definition at line 998 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setCustomProperties()

void QgsMapLayer::setCustomProperties ( const QgsObjectCustomProperties & properties )

Set custom properties for layer.

Current properties are dropped.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1859 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setCustomProperty()

void QgsMapLayer::setCustomProperty	(	const QString &	key,
		const QVariant &	value
	)

Set a custom property for layer.

Properties are stored in a map and saved in project file.

See also: customProperty(); removeCustomProperty()

Definition at line 1854 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setDataUrl()

void QgsMapLayer::setDataUrl ( const QString & dataUrl )

inline

Sets the DataUrl of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

DataUrl is a a link to the underlying data represented by a particular layer.

Returns: the layer DataUrl

See also: dataUrl()

Definition at line 244 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setDataUrlFormat()

void QgsMapLayer::setDataUrlFormat ( const QString & dataUrlFormat )

inline

Sets the DataUrl format of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

DataUrl is a a link to the underlying data represented by a particular layer.

Returns: the layer DataUrl format

See also: dataUrlFormat()

Definition at line 262 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setDependencies

bool QgsMapLayer::setDependencies ( const QSet< QgsMapLayerDependency > & layers )

virtualslot

Sets the list of dependencies.

See also: dependencies()

Parameters

layers set of QgsMapLayerDependency. Only user-defined dependencies will be added

Returns: false if a dependency cycle has been detected

Since: QGIS 3.0

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 2025 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setError()

void QgsMapLayer::setError ( const QgsError & error )

inlineprotected

Set error message.

Definition at line 1227 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setExtent()

void QgsMapLayer::setExtent ( const QgsRectangle & rect )

protectedvirtual

Set the extent.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsPluginLayer.

Definition at line 1965 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setKeywordList()

void QgsMapLayer::setKeywordList ( const QString & keywords )

inline

Sets the keyword list of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

Returns: the layer keyword list

See also: keywordList()

Definition at line 225 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setLayerOrder()

void QgsMapLayer::setLayerOrder ( const QStringList & layers )

virtual

Reorders the previously selected sublayers of this layer from bottom to top.

(Useful for providers that manage their own layers, such as WMS).

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 980 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setLegend()

void QgsMapLayer::setLegend ( QgsMapLayerLegend * legend )

Assign a legend controller to the map layer.

The object will be responsible for providing legend items.

Parameters

legend Takes ownership of the object. Can be null pointer

Since: QGIS 2.6

Definition at line 1896 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setLegendUrl()

void QgsMapLayer::setLegendUrl ( const QString & legendUrl )

inline

Sets the URL for the layer's legend.

Definition at line 813 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setLegendUrlFormat()

void QgsMapLayer::setLegendUrlFormat ( const QString & legendUrlFormat )

inline

Sets the format for a URL based layer legend.

Definition at line 823 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setMaximumScale

void QgsMapLayer::setMaximumScale ( double scale )

slot

Sets the maximum map scale (i.e.

most "zoomed in" scale) at which the layer will be visible. The scale value indicates the scale denominator, e.g. 1000.0 for a 1:1000 map. A scale of 0 indicates no maximum scale visibility.

Note: Scale based visibility is only used if setScaleBasedVisibility() is set to true.

See also: maximumScale(); setMinimumScale(); setScaleBasedVisibility()

Definition at line 949 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setMetadata()

void QgsMapLayer::setMetadata ( const QgsLayerMetadata & metadata )

virtual

Sets the layer's metadata store.

Since: QGIS 3.0

See also: metadata(); metadataChanged()

Definition at line 1943 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setMetadataUrl()

void QgsMapLayer::setMetadataUrl ( const QString & metaUrl )

inline

Sets the metadata URL of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

MetadataUrl is a a link to the detailed, standardized metadata about the data.

Returns: the layer metadata URL

See also: metadataUrl()

Definition at line 320 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setMetadataUrlFormat()

void QgsMapLayer::setMetadataUrlFormat ( const QString & metaUrlFormat )

inline

Sets the metadata format of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

MetadataUrlType indicates how the metadata is structured.

Returns: the layer metadata format

See also: metadataUrlFormat()

Definition at line 356 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setMetadataUrlType()

void QgsMapLayer::setMetadataUrlType ( const QString & metaUrlType )

inline

Set the metadata type of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request MetadataUrlType indicates the standard to which the metadata complies.

Returns: the layer metadata type

See also: metadataUrlType()

Definition at line 338 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setMinimumScale

void QgsMapLayer::setMinimumScale ( double scale )

slot

Sets the minimum map scale (i.e.

most "zoomed out" scale) at which the layer will be visible. The scale value indicates the scale denominator, e.g. 1000.0 for a 1:1000 map. A scale of 0 indicates no minimum scale visibility.

Note: Scale based visibility is only used if setScaleBasedVisibility() is set to true.

See also: minimumScale(); setMaximumScale(); setScaleBasedVisibility()

Definition at line 960 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setName()

void QgsMapLayer::setName ( const QString & name )

Set the display name of the layer.

Since: QGIS 2.16

See also: name()

Definition at line 148 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setRefreshOnNofifyMessage

void QgsMapLayer::setRefreshOnNofifyMessage ( const QString & message )

inlineslot

Set the notification message that triggers repaine If refresh on notification is enabled, the notification will triggerRepaint only if the notification message is equal to.

Parameters

message

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1065 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setRefreshOnNotifyEnabled

void QgsMapLayer::setRefreshOnNotifyEnabled ( bool enabled )

slot

Set whether provider notification is connected to triggerRepaint.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 2041 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setRenderer3D()

void QgsMapLayer::setRenderer3D ( QgsAbstract3DRenderer * renderer )

Sets 3D renderer for the layer.

Takes ownership of the renderer.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1923 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setScaleBasedVisibility

void QgsMapLayer::setScaleBasedVisibility ( const bool enabled )

slot

Sets whether scale based visibility is enabled for the layer.

Parameters

enabled set to true to enable scale based visibility

See also: setMinimumScale; setMaximumScale; scaleBasedVisibility

Definition at line 965 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setShortName()

void QgsMapLayer::setShortName ( const QString & shortName )

inline

Sets the short name of the layer used by QGIS Server to identify the layer.

Returns: the layer short name

See also: shortName()

Definition at line 179 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setSubLayerVisibility()

void QgsMapLayer::setSubLayerVisibility	(	const QString &	name,
		bool	visible
	)

virtual

Set the visibility of the given sublayer name.

Parameters

name	sublayer name
visible	sublayer visibility

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 986 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setTitle()

void QgsMapLayer::setTitle ( const QString & title )

inline

Sets the title of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

See also: title()

Definition at line 193 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setValid()

void QgsMapLayer::setValid ( bool valid )

protected

Set whether layer is valid or not - should be used in constructor.

Definition at line 1891 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ shortName()

QString QgsMapLayer::shortName ( ) const

inline

Returns the short name of the layer used by QGIS Server to identify the layer.

See also: setShortName()

Definition at line 186 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ source()

QString QgsMapLayer::source ( ) const

Returns the source for the layer.

This source may contain usernames, passwords and other sensitive information.

See also: publicSource()

Definition at line 182 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ statusChanged

void QgsMapLayer::statusChanged ( const QString & status )

signal

Emit a signal with status (e.g. to be caught by QgisApp and display a msg on status bar)

◆ styleChanged

void QgsMapLayer::styleChanged ( )

signal

Signal emitted whenever a change affects the layer's style.

Ie this may be triggered by renderer changes, label style changes, or other style changes such as blend mode or layer opacity changes.

Since: QGIS 2.16

See also: rendererChanged()

◆ styleManager()

QgsMapLayerStyleManager * QgsMapLayer::styleManager ( ) const

Get access to the layer's style manager.

Style manager allows switching between multiple styles.

Since: QGIS 2.8

Definition at line 1918 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ styleURI()

QString QgsMapLayer::styleURI ( ) const

virtual

Retrieve the style URI for this layer (either as a .qml file on disk or as a record in the users style table in their personal qgis.db)

Returns: a QString with the style file name

See also: also loadNamedStyle () and saveNamedStyle ();

Definition at line 1087 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ subLayers()

QStringList QgsMapLayer::subLayers ( ) const

virtual

Returns the sublayers of this layer.

(Useful for providers that manage their own layers, such as WMS).

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 975 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ timestamp()

QDateTime QgsMapLayer::timestamp ( ) const

virtual

Time stamp of data source in the moment when data/metadata were loaded by provider.

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 1955 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ title()

QString QgsMapLayer::title ( ) const

inline

Returns the title of the layer used by QGIS Server in GetCapabilities request.

Returns: the layer title

See also: setTitle()

Definition at line 201 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ triggerRepaint

void QgsMapLayer::triggerRepaint ( bool deferredUpdate = false )

slot

Will advise the map canvas (and any other interested party) that this layer requires to be repainted.

Will emit a repaintRequested() signal. If deferredUpdate is true then the layer will only be repainted when the canvas is next re-rendered, and will not trigger any canvas redraws itself.

Note: in 2.6 function moved from vector/raster subclasses to QgsMapLayer

Definition at line 1938 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ type()

QgsMapLayer::LayerType QgsMapLayer::type ( ) const

Returns the type of the layer.

Definition at line 138 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ undoStack()

QUndoStack * QgsMapLayer::undoStack ( )

Return pointer to layer's undo stack.

Definition at line 1839 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ undoStackStyles()

QUndoStack * QgsMapLayer::undoStackStyles ( )

Return pointer to layer's style undo stack.

Since: QGIS 2.16

Definition at line 1844 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ willBeDeleted

void QgsMapLayer::willBeDeleted ( )

signal

Emitted in the destructor when the layer is about to be deleted, but it is still in a perfectly valid state: the last chance for other pieces of code for some cleanup if they use the layer.

Since: QGIS 3.0

◆ writeCommonStyle()

void QgsMapLayer::writeCommonStyle	(	QDomElement &	layerElement,
		QDomDocument &	document,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)		const

protected

Write style data common to all layer types.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1812 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ writeCustomProperties()

void QgsMapLayer::writeCustomProperties	(	QDomNode &	layerNode,
		QDomDocument &	doc
	)		const

protected

Write custom properties to project file.

Definition at line 861 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ writeLayerXml()

bool QgsMapLayer::writeLayerXml	(	QDomElement &	layerElement,
		QDomDocument &	document,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)		const

Stores state in Dom node.

Parameters

layerElement	is a Dom element corresponding to ``maplayer'' tag
document	is a the dom document being written
context	reading context (e.g. for conversion between relative and absolute paths)

Note

The Dom node corresponds to a Dom document project file XML element to be written by QgsProject.

This, in turn, calls writeXml(), which is over-rideable by sub-classes so that they can write their own specific state to the given Dom node.

Invoked by QgsProject::write().

Returns: true if successful

Definition at line 573 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ writeStyle()

bool QgsMapLayer::writeStyle	(	QDomNode &	node,
		QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMessage,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)		const

virtual

Write just the style information for the layer into the document.

Parameters

node	the node that will have the style element added to it.
doc	the document that will have the QDomNode added.
errorMessage	reference to string that will be updated with any error messages
context	writing context (used for transform from absolute to relative paths)

Returns: true in case of success.

Since: QGIS 2.16

Note: To be implemented in subclasses. Default implementation does nothing and returns false.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 1802 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ writeStyleManager()

void QgsMapLayer::writeStyleManager	(	QDomNode &	layerNode,
		QDomDocument &	doc
	)		const

protected

Write style manager's configuration (if exists). To be called by subclasses.

Definition at line 875 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ writeSymbology()

virtual bool QgsMapLayer::writeSymbology	(	QDomNode &	node,
		QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMessage,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)		const

pure virtual

Write the symbology for the layer into the docment provided.

Parameters

node	the node that will have the style element added to it.
doc	the document that will have the QDomNode added.
errorMessage	reference to string that will be updated with any error messages
context	writing context (used for transform from absolute to relative paths)

Returns: true in case of success.

Implemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

◆ writeXml()

bool QgsMapLayer::writeXml	(	QDomNode &	layer_node,
		QDomDocument &	document,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)		const

protectedvirtual

Called by writeLayerXML(), used by children to write state specific to them to project files.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 839 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

Member Data Documentation

◆ mAbstract

QString QgsMapLayer::mAbstract

protected

Description of the layer.

Definition at line 1245 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mAttribution

QString QgsMapLayer::mAttribution

protected

Attribution of the layer.

Definition at line 1253 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mAttributionUrl

QString QgsMapLayer::mAttributionUrl

protected

Definition at line 1254 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mDataSource

QString QgsMapLayer::mDataSource

protected

Data source description string, varies by layer type.

Definition at line 1236 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mDataUrl

QString QgsMapLayer::mDataUrl

protected

DataUrl of the layer.

Definition at line 1249 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mDataUrlFormat

QString QgsMapLayer::mDataUrlFormat

protected

Definition at line 1250 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mDependencies

QSet<QgsMapLayerDependency> QgsMapLayer::mDependencies

protected

List of layers that may modify this layer on modification.

Definition at line 1269 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mError

QgsError QgsMapLayer::mError

protected

Error.

Definition at line 1266 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mExtent

QgsRectangle QgsMapLayer::mExtent

mutableprotected

Extent of the layer.

Definition at line 1230 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mIsRefreshOnNofifyEnabled

bool QgsMapLayer::mIsRefreshOnNofifyEnabled = false

protected

Definition at line 1274 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mKeywordList

QString QgsMapLayer::mKeywordList

protected

Definition at line 1246 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mLayerName

QString QgsMapLayer::mLayerName

protected

Name of the layer - used for display.

Definition at line 1239 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mLegendUrl

QString QgsMapLayer::mLegendUrl

protected

WMS legend.

Definition at line 1262 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mLegendUrlFormat

QString QgsMapLayer::mLegendUrlFormat

protected

Definition at line 1263 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mMetadataUrl

QString QgsMapLayer::mMetadataUrl

protected

MetadataUrl of the layer.

Definition at line 1257 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mMetadataUrlFormat

QString QgsMapLayer::mMetadataUrlFormat

protected

Definition at line 1259 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mMetadataUrlType

QString QgsMapLayer::mMetadataUrlType

protected

Definition at line 1258 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mRefreshOnNofifyMessage

QString QgsMapLayer::mRefreshOnNofifyMessage

protected

Definition at line 1275 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mShortName

QString QgsMapLayer::mShortName

protected

Definition at line 1241 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mTitle

QString QgsMapLayer::mTitle

protected

Definition at line 1242 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mValid

bool QgsMapLayer::mValid = false

protected

Indicates if the layer is valid and can be drawn.

Definition at line 1233 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

Property Documentation

◆ autoRefreshInterval

int QgsMapLayer::autoRefreshInterval

readwrite

Definition at line 61 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ metadata

const QgsLayerMetadata & QgsMapLayer::metadata

readwrite

Definition at line 62 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ name

QString QgsMapLayer::name

readwrite

Definition at line 60 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

/tmp/buildd/qgis-3.0.2+14stretch/src/core/qgsmaplayer.h
/tmp/buildd/qgis-3.0.2+14stretch/src/core/qgsmaplayer.cpp

Public Types

Public Slots

Signals

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Properties

Detailed Description

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ LayerType

◆ PropertyType

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ QgsMapLayer() [1/2]

◆ ~QgsMapLayer()

◆ QgsMapLayer() [2/2]

Member Function Documentation

◆ abstract()

◆ appendError()

◆ attribution()

◆ attributionUrl()

◆ autoRefreshInterval()

◆ autoRefreshIntervalChanged

◆ blendMode()

◆ blendModeChanged

◆ clone() [1/2]

◆ clone() [2/2]

◆ configChanged

◆ createMapRenderer()

◆ crs()

◆ crsChanged

◆ customProperty()

◆ customPropertyKeys()

◆ dataChanged

◆ dataProvider() [1/2]

◆ dataProvider() [2/2]

◆ dataUrl()

◆ dataUrlFormat()

◆ dependencies()

◆ dependenciesChanged

◆ emitStyleChanged

◆ error()

◆ exportNamedMetadata()

◆ exportNamedStyle()

◆ exportSldStyle()

◆ extensionPropertyType()

◆ extent()

◆ formatLayerName()

◆ hasAutoRefreshEnabled()

◆ hasDependencyCycle()

◆ hasScaleBasedVisibility()

◆ htmlMetadata()

◆ id()

◆ importNamedMetadata()

◆ importNamedStyle()

◆ isEditable()

◆ isInScaleRange()

◆ isRefreshOnNotifyEnabled()

◆ isSpatial()

◆ isValid()

◆ keywordList()

◆ legend()

◆ legendChanged

◆ legendUrl()

◆ legendUrlFormat()

◆ loadDefaultMetadata()

◆ loadDefaultStyle()

◆ loadNamedMetadata()

◆ loadNamedMetadataFromDatabase()

◆ loadNamedStyle()

◆ loadNamedStyleFromDatabase()

◆ loadSldStyle()

◆ maximumScale()

◆ metadata()

◆ metadataChanged

◆ metadataUri()

◆ metadataUrl()

◆ metadataUrlFormat()

◆ metadataUrlType()

◆ minimumScale()