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

#include <qgsmaplayer.h>

Inheritance diagram for QgsMapLayer:

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Public Types
enum	LayerFlag { Identifiable = 1 << 0 , Removable = 1 << 1 , Searchable = 1 << 2 , Private = 1 << 3 }
	Flags for the map layer. More...

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

enum	ReadFlag { FlagDontResolveLayers = 1 << 0 , FlagTrustLayerMetadata = 1 << 1 }
	Flags which control project read behavior. More...

enum	StyleCategory { LayerConfiguration = 1 << 0 , Symbology = 1 << 1 , Symbology3D = 1 << 2 , Labeling = 1 << 3 , Fields = 1 << 4 , Forms = 1 << 5 , Actions = 1 << 6 , MapTips = 1 << 7 , Diagrams = 1 << 8 , AttributeTable = 1 << 9 , Rendering = 1 << 10 , CustomProperties = 1 << 11 , GeometryOptions = 1 << 12 , Relations = 1 << 13 , Temporal = 1 << 14 , Legend = 1 << 15 , Elevation = 1 << 16 , AllStyleCategories }
	Categories of style to distinguish appropriate sections for import/export. More...

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

QgsProject *	project () const
	Returns the parent project if this map layer is added to a project. 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 repaint 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 (bool enabled)
	Sets whether scale based visibility is enabled for the layer. More...

virtual void	setTransformContext (const QgsCoordinateTransformContext &transformContext)=0
	Sets the coordinate transform context to transformContext. More...

void	trigger3DUpdate ()
	Will advise any 3D maps that this layer requires to be updated in the scene. 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	beforeResolveReferences (QgsProject *project)
	Emitted when all layers are loaded and references can be resolved, just before the references of this layer are resolved. 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	customPropertyChanged (const QString &key)
	Emitted when a custom property of the layer has been changed or removed. More...

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

void	dataSourceChanged ()
	Emitted whenever the layer's data source has been changed. More...

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

void	flagsChanged ()
	Emitted when layer's flags have been modified. More...

void	isValidChanged ()
	Emitted when the validity of this layer 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	opacityChanged (double opacity)
	Emitted when the layer's opacity is changed, where opacity is a value between 0 (transparent) and 1 (opaque). 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	request3DUpdate ()
	Signal emitted when a layer requires an update in any 3D maps. 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	styleLoaded (QgsMapLayer::StyleCategories categories)
	Emitted when a style has been loaded. 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 const &)=delete
	QgsMapLayer cannot be copied. More...

	QgsMapLayer (QgsMapLayerType type=QgsMapLayerType::VectorLayer, const QString &name=QString(), const QString &source=QString())
	Constructor for QgsMapLayer. More...

	~QgsMapLayer () override

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

virtual bool	accept (QgsStyleEntityVisitorInterface *visitor) const
	Accepts the specified symbology visitor, causing it to visit all symbols associated with the layer. 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
	Returns 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...

const QgsObjectCustomProperties &	customProperties () const
	Read all custom properties from layer. More...

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

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

virtual Q_INVOKABLE QgsDataProvider *	dataProvider ()
	Returns the layer's data provider, it may be `nullptr`. More...

virtual const QgsDataProvider *	dataProvider () const
	Returns the layer's data provider in a const-correct manner, it may be `nullptr`. 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 QgsMapLayerElevationProperties *	elevationProperties ()
	Returns the layer's elevation properties. More...

virtual QgsError	error () const
	Gets 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 QgsReadWriteContext &context=QgsReadWriteContext(), QgsMapLayer::StyleCategories categories=QgsMapLayer::AllStyleCategories) 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...

QgsMapLayer::LayerFlags	flags () const
	Returns the flags for this 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, QgsMapLayer::StyleCategories categories=QgsMapLayer::AllStyleCategories)
	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...

virtual bool	isTemporary () const
	Returns `true` if the layer is considered a temporary layer. More...

bool	isValid () const
	Returns 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 `nullptr`. 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...

virtual 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, QgsMapLayer::StyleCategories categories=QgsMapLayer::AllStyleCategories)
	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...

virtual double	opacity () const
	Returns the opacity for the layer, where opacity is a value between 0 (totally transparent) and 1.0 (fully opaque). More...

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

QString	originalXmlProperties () const
	Returns the XML properties of the original layer as they were when the layer was first read from the project file. More...

QString	providerType () const
	Returns the provider type (provider key) for this layer. 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, QgsReadWriteContext &context, QgsMapLayer::ReadFlags flags=QgsMapLayer::ReadFlags())
	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, QgsReadWriteContext &context, StyleCategories categories=AllStyleCategories)
	Read the style for the current layer from the DOM node supplied. More...

virtual bool	readSymbology (const QDomNode &node, QString &errorMessage, QgsReadWriteContext &context, StyleCategories categories=AllStyleCategories)=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 Q_INVOKABLE 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, StyleCategories categories=AllStyleCategories)
	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...

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

virtual void	setDataSource (const QString &dataSource, const QString &baseName, const QString &provider, const QgsDataProvider::ProviderOptions &options, bool loadDefaultStyleFlag=false)
	Updates the data source of the 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	setFlags (QgsMapLayer::LayerFlags flags)
	Returns the flags for this layer. 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...

virtual void	setOpacity (double opacity)
	Sets the opacity for the layer, where opacity is a value between 0 (totally transparent) and 1.0 (fully opaque). More...

void	setOriginalXmlProperties (const QString &originalXmlProperties)
	Sets the original XML properties for the layer to originalXmlProperties. 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
	Gets 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 QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties *	temporalProperties ()
	Returns the layer's temporal properties. 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...

QgsCoordinateTransformContext	transformContext () const
	Returns the layer data provider coordinate transform context or a default transform context if the layer does not have a valid data provider. More...

QgsMapLayerType	type () const
	Returns the type of the layer. More...

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

QUndoStack *	undoStackStyles ()
	Returns 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, StyleCategories categories=AllStyleCategories) const
	Write just the symbology information for the layer into the document. More...

virtual bool	writeSymbology (QDomNode &node, QDomDocument &doc, QString &errorMessage, const QgsReadWriteContext &context, StyleCategories categories=AllStyleCategories) const =0
	Write the style 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...

static QString	generateId (const QString &layerName)
	Generates an unique identifier for this layer, the generate ID is prefixed by layerName. 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...

virtual QString	decodedSource (const QString &source, const QString &dataProvider, const QgsReadWriteContext &context) const
	Called by readLayerXML(), used by derived classes to decode provider's specific data source from project files. More...

virtual QString	encodedSource (const QString &source, const QgsReadWriteContext &context) const
	Called by writeLayerXML(), used by derived classes to encode provider's specific data source to project files. More...

Q_DECL_DEPRECATED bool	hasDependencyCycle (const QSet< QgsMapLayerDependency > &) const
	Checks whether a new set of dependencies will introduce a cycle this method is now deprecated and always return `false`, because circular dependencies are now correctly managed. More...

void	readCommonStyle (const QDomElement &layerElement, const QgsReadWriteContext &context, StyleCategories categories=AllStyleCategories)
	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, QgsReadWriteContext &context)
	Called by readLayerXML(), used by children to read state specific to them from project files. More...

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

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

void	setProviderType (const QString &providerType)
	Sets the providerType (provider key) More...

void	setValid (bool valid)
	Sets whether layer is valid or not. More...

void	writeCommonStyle (QDomElement &layerElement, QDomDocument &document, const QgsReadWriteContext &context, StyleCategories categories=AllStyleCategories) 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...

double	mLayerOpacity = 1.0
	Layer opacity. More...

QString	mLegendUrl
	WMS legend. More...

QString	mLegendUrlFormat

QString	mMetadataUrl
	MetadataUrl of the layer. More...

QString	mMetadataUrlFormat

QString	mMetadataUrlType

QString	mProviderKey
	Data provider key (name of the data provider) More...

QgsMapLayer::ReadFlags	mReadFlags = QgsMapLayer::ReadFlags()
	Read flags. It's up to the subclass to respect these when restoring state from XML. More...

QString	mRefreshOnNofifyMessage

QString	mShortName

bool	mShouldValidateCrs = true
	`true` if the layer's CRS should be validated and invalid CRSes are not permitted. More...

QString	mTitle

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

Properties
int	autoRefreshInterval

QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem	crs

bool	isValid

QgsLayerMetadata	metadata

QString	name

double	opacity

QgsMapLayerType	type

Detailed Description

Base class for all map layer types.

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

Definition at line 84 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ LayerFlag

enum QgsMapLayer::LayerFlag

Flags for the map layer.

Note: Flags are options specified by the user used for the UI but are not preventing any API call.

Since: QGIS 3.4

Enumerator
Identifiable	If the layer is identifiable using the identify map tool and as a WMS layer.
Removable	If the layer can be removed from the project. The layer will not be removable from the legend menu entry but can still be removed with an API call.
Searchable	Only for vector-layer, determines if the layer is used in the 'search all layers' locator.
Private	Determines if the layer is meant to be exposed to the GUI, i.e. visible in the layer legend tree.

Definition at line 152 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 141 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ ReadFlag

enum QgsMapLayer::ReadFlag

Flags which control project read behavior.

Since: QGIS 3.10

Enumerator
FlagDontResolveLayers	Don't resolve layer paths or create data providers for layers.
FlagTrustLayerMetadata	Trust layer metadata. Improves layer load time by skipping expensive checks like primary key unicity, geometry type and srid and by using estimated metadata on layer load. Since QGIS 3.16.

Definition at line 582 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ StyleCategory

enum QgsMapLayer::StyleCategory

Categories of style to distinguish appropriate sections for import/export.

Since: QGIS 3.4

Enumerator
LayerConfiguration	General configuration: identifiable, removable, searchable, display expression, read-only.
Symbology	Symbology.
Symbology3D	3D symbology
Labeling	Labeling.
Fields	Aliases, widgets, WMS/WFS, expressions, constraints, virtual fields.
Forms	Feature form.
Actions	Actions.
MapTips	Map tips.
Diagrams	Diagrams.
AttributeTable	Attribute table settings: choice and order of columns, conditional styling.
Rendering	Rendering: scale visibility, simplify method, opacity.
CustomProperties	Custom properties (by plugins for instance)
GeometryOptions	Geometry validation configuration.
Relations	Relations.
Temporal	Temporal properties (since QGIS 3.14)
Legend	Legend settings (since QGIS 3.16)
Elevation	Elevation settings (since QGIS 3.18)
AllStyleCategories

Definition at line 167 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ QgsMapLayer() [1/2]

QgsMapLayer::QgsMapLayer	(	QgsMapLayerType	type = `QgsMapLayerType::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 75 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ ~QgsMapLayer()

QgsMapLayer::~QgsMapLayer ( )

override

Definition at line 92 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 317 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ accept()

bool QgsMapLayer::accept ( QgsStyleEntityVisitorInterface * visitor ) const

virtual

Accepts the specified symbology visitor, causing it to visit all symbols associated with the layer.

Returns true if the visitor should continue visiting other objects, or false if visiting should be canceled.

Since: QGIS 3.10

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 1938 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ appendError()

void QgsMapLayer::appendError ( const QgsErrorMessage & error )

inlineprotected

Add error message.

Definition at line 1601 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 391 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 409 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.

See also: hasAutoRefreshEnabled(); setAutoRefreshInterval()

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 712 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ autoRefreshIntervalChanged

void QgsMapLayer::autoRefreshIntervalChanged ( int interval )

signal

Emitted when the auto refresh interval changes.

See also: setAutoRefreshInterval()

Since: QGIS 3.0

◆ beforeResolveReferences

void QgsMapLayer::beforeResolveReferences ( QgsProject * project )

signal

Emitted when all layers are loaded and references can be resolved, just before the references of this layer are resolved.

Since: QGIS 3.10

◆ blendMode()

QPainter::CompositionMode QgsMapLayer::blendMode ( ) const

Returns the current blending mode for a layer.

See also: setBlendMode()

Definition at line 217 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 QgsPluginLayer, QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsVectorLayer, QgsRasterLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, QgsMeshLayer, and QgsAnnotationLayer.

◆ 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 99 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

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

Since: QGIS 2.4

Implemented in QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsRasterLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, QgsMeshLayer, QgsAnnotationLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

◆ crs()

QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem QgsMapLayer::crs ( ) const

Returns the layer's spatial reference system.

Since: QGIS 1.4

Definition at line 790 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ crsChanged

void QgsMapLayer::crsChanged ( )

signal

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

◆ customProperties()

const QgsObjectCustomProperties & QgsMapLayer::customProperties ( ) const

Read all custom properties from layer.

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

See also: setCustomProperties

Since: QGIS 3.14

Definition at line 1751 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ 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 1756 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ customPropertyChanged

void QgsMapLayer::customPropertyChanged ( const QString & key )

signal

Emitted when a custom property of the layer has been changed or removed.

Since: QGIS 3.18

◆ 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 1732 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, it may be nullptr.

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer, QgsPluginLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, QgsMeshLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 174 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ dataProvider() [2/2]

const QgsDataProvider * QgsMapLayer::dataProvider ( ) const

virtual

Returns the layer's data provider in a const-correct manner, it may be nullptr.

Note: not available in Python bindings

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer, QgsPluginLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, QgsMeshLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 179 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ dataSourceChanged

void QgsMapLayer::dataSourceChanged ( )

signal

Emitted whenever the layer's data source has been changed.

See also: setDataSource()

Since: QGIS 3.5

◆ 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 353 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 371 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ decodedSource()

QString QgsMapLayer::decodedSource	(	const QString &	source,
		const QString &	dataProvider,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)		const

protectedvirtual

Called by readLayerXML(), used by derived classes to decode provider's specific data source from project files.

Typically resolving absolute or relative paths, usernames and passwords or drivers prefixes ("HDF5:")

Parameters

source	data source to decode, typically read from layer's DOM element "datasource"
dataProvider	string identification of data provider (e.g. "ogr"), typically read from layer's DOM element
context	reading context (e.g. for conversion between relative and absolute paths)

Returns: decoded source, typically to be used as the layer's datasource

Since: QGIS 3.2

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer, QgsMeshLayer, QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsVectorLayer, and QgsPointCloudLayer.

Definition at line 638 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ 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 1948 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ dependenciesChanged

void QgsMapLayer::dependenciesChanged ( )

signal

Emitted when dependencies are changed.

◆ elevationProperties()

virtual QgsMapLayerElevationProperties* QgsMapLayer::elevationProperties ( )

inlinevirtual

Returns the layer's elevation properties.

This may be nullptr, depending on the layer type.

Since: QGIS 3.18

Reimplemented in QgsPointCloudLayer.

Definition at line 1238 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ emitStyleChanged

void QgsMapLayer::emitStyleChanged ( )

slot

Triggers an emission of the styleChanged() signal.

Since: QGIS 2.16

Definition at line 1897 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ encodedSource()

QString QgsMapLayer::encodedSource	(	const QString &	source,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context
	)		const

protectedvirtual

Called by writeLayerXML(), used by derived classes to encode provider's specific data source to project files.

Typically resolving absolute or relative paths, usernames and passwords or drivers prefixes ("HDF5:")

Parameters

source	data source to encode, typically QgsMapLayer::source()
context	writing context (e.g. for conversion between relative and absolute paths)

Returns: encoded source, typically to be written in the DOM element "datasource"

Since: QGIS 3.2

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, QgsMeshLayer, QgsVectorTileLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 632 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ error()

QgsError QgsMapLayer::error ( ) const

virtual

Gets 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 1771 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 1103 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ exportNamedStyle()

void QgsMapLayer::exportNamedStyle	(	QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMsg,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context = `QgsReadWriteContext()`,
		QgsMapLayer::StyleCategories	categories = `QgsMapLayer::AllStyleCategories`
	)		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
context	read write context
categories	the style categories to export during the execution of writeSymbology

Definition at line 1122 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 1410 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 62 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ extent()

QgsRectangle QgsMapLayer::extent ( ) const

virtual

Returns the extent of the layer.

Reimplemented in QgsPointCloudLayer, QgsMeshLayer, QgsAnnotationLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 202 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ flags()

QgsMapLayer::LayerFlags QgsMapLayer::flags ( ) const

Returns the flags for this layer.

Note: Flags are options specified by the user used for the UI but are not preventing any API call. For instance, even if the Removable flag is not set, the layer can still be removed with the API but the action will not be listed in the legend menu.

Since: QGIS 3.4

Definition at line 139 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ flagsChanged

void QgsMapLayer::flagsChanged ( )

signal

Emitted when layer's flags have been modified.

See also: setFlags(); flags()

Since: QGIS 3.4

◆ 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 815 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ generateId()

QString QgsMapLayer::generateId ( const QString & layerName )

static

Generates an unique identifier for this layer, the generate ID is prefixed by layerName.

Since: QGIS 3.8

Definition at line 1922 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ hasAutoRefreshEnabled()

bool QgsMapLayer::hasAutoRefreshEnabled ( ) const

Returns true if auto refresh is enabled for the layer.

See also: autoRefreshInterval(); setAutoRefreshEnabled()

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 707 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ hasDependencyCycle()

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

inlineprotected

Checks whether a new set of dependencies will introduce a cycle this method is now deprecated and always return false, because circular dependencies are now correctly managed.

Deprecated:: since QGIS 3.10

Definition at line 1652 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ 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 702 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 QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsRasterLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, QgsMeshLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 1887 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 153 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 1049 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ importNamedStyle()

bool QgsMapLayer::importNamedStyle	(	QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMsg,
		QgsMapLayer::StyleCategories	categories = `QgsMapLayer::AllStyleCategories`
	)

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
categories	the style categories to import

Returns: true on success

Since: QGIS 2.8

Definition at line 1061 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ isEditable()

bool QgsMapLayer::isEditable ( ) const

virtual

Returns true if the layer can be edited.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 1778 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.

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

Since: QGIS 2.16

Definition at line 695 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 1188 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 QgsRasterLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 1783 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ isTemporary()

bool QgsMapLayer::isTemporary ( ) const

virtual

Returns true if the layer is considered a temporary layer.

These include memory-only layers such as those created by the "memory" data provider, layers stored inside a local temporary folder (such as the "/tmp" folder on Linux) or layer with temporary data (as temporary mesh layer dataset)

Since: QGIS 3.10.1

Definition at line 1788 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ isValid()

bool QgsMapLayer::isValid ( ) const

Returns 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 682 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ isValidChanged

void QgsMapLayer::isValidChanged ( )

signal

Emitted when the validity of this layer changed.

Since: QGIS 3.16

◆ 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 333 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ legend()

QgsMapLayerLegend * QgsMapLayer::legend ( ) const

Can be nullptr.

Since: QGIS 2.6

Definition at line 1839 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 1016 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ legendUrlFormat()

QString QgsMapLayer::legendUrlFormat ( ) const

inline

Returns the format for a URL based layer legend.

Definition at line 1026 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ loadDefaultMetadata()

QString QgsMapLayer::loadDefaultMetadata ( bool & resultFlag )

virtual

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

Reimplemented in QgsVectorTileLayer.

Definition at line 876 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();

Reimplemented in QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsVectorLayer, and QgsPointCloudLayer.

Definition at line 886 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 1169 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 891 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ loadNamedStyle()

QString QgsMapLayer::loadNamedStyle	(	const QString &	uri,
		bool &	resultFlag,
		QgsMapLayer::StyleCategories	categories = `QgsMapLayer::AllStyleCategories`
	)

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.
categories	the style categories to be loaded.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

See also: also loadDefaultStyle ();

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 952 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 896 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 1552 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 751 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ metadata()

const QgsLayerMetadata & QgsMapLayer::metadata ( ) const

virtual

Returns a reference to the layer's metadata store.

See also: setMetadata(); metadataChanged()

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 741 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ 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 866 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 429 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 465 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 447 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 767 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ name()

QString QgsMapLayer::name ( ) const

Returns the display name of the layer.

See also: setName()

Definition at line 168 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ nameChanged

void QgsMapLayer::nameChanged ( )

signal

Emitted when the name has been changed.

Since: QGIS 2.16

◆ opacity()

double QgsMapLayer::opacity ( ) const

virtual

Returns the opacity for the layer, where opacity is a value between 0 (totally transparent) and 1.0 (fully opaque).

See also: setOpacity(); opacityChanged()

Note: Prior to QGIS 3.18, this method was available for vector layers only

Since: QGIS 3.18

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 231 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ opacityChanged

void QgsMapLayer::opacityChanged ( double opacity )

signal

Emitted when the layer's opacity is changed, where opacity is a value between 0 (transparent) and 1 (opaque).

See also: setOpacity(); opacity()

Note: Prior to QGIS 3.18, this signal was available for vector layers only

Since: QGIS 3.18

◆ operator=()

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

delete

QgsMapLayer cannot be copied.

◆ originalXmlProperties()

QString QgsMapLayer::originalXmlProperties ( ) const

Returns the XML properties of the original layer as they were when the layer was first read from the project file.

In case of new layers this is normally empty.

The storage format for the XML is qlr

Since: QGIS 3.6

Definition at line 1912 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ project

QgsProject * QgsMapLayer::project ( ) const

slot

Returns the parent project if this map layer is added to a project.

Otherwise returns nullptr

Since: QGIS 3.18

Definition at line 1987 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ providerType()

QString QgsMapLayer::providerType ( ) const

Returns the provider type (provider key) for this layer.

Definition at line 1641 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ 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 189 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readCommonStyle()

void QgsMapLayer::readCommonStyle	(	const QDomElement &	layerElement,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context,
		StyleCategories	categories = `AllStyleCategories`
	)

protected

Read style data common to all layer types.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1646 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 653 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readLayerXml()

bool QgsMapLayer::readLayerXml	(	const QDomElement &	layerElement,
		QgsReadWriteContext &	context,
		QgsMapLayer::ReadFlags	flags = `QgsMapLayer::ReadFlags()`
	)

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)
flags	optional argument which can be used to control layer reading behavior.

Note

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

This, in turn, calls readXml() (and then readSymbology()), which is overridable 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 236 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readOnly()

bool QgsMapLayer::readOnly ( ) const

inline

Returns if this layer is read only.

Definition at line 501 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ readSld()

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

inlinevirtual

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 919 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ readStyle()

bool QgsMapLayer::readStyle	(	const QDomNode &	node,
		QString &	errorMessage,
		QgsReadWriteContext &	context,
		StyleCategories	categories = `AllStyleCategories`
	)

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)
categories	the style categories to be read

Returns: true in case of success.

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

Since: QGIS 2.16

Reimplemented in QgsMeshLayer, and QgsPointCloudLayer.

Definition at line 1611 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 663 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ readSymbology()

virtual bool QgsMapLayer::readSymbology	(	const QDomNode &	node,
		QString &	errorMessage,
		QgsReadWriteContext &	context,
		StyleCategories	categories = `AllStyleCategories`
	)

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)
categories	the style categories to be read

Returns: true in case of success.

Implemented in QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, and QgsAnnotationLayer.

◆ readXml()

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

protectedvirtual

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

Reimplemented in QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, QgsAnnotationLayer, QgsRasterLayer, QgsMeshLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 399 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 1181 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ reload()

virtual Q_INVOKABLE void QgsMapLayer::reload ( )

inlinevirtual

Synchronises with changes in the datasource.

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer, QgsMeshLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 506 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 1761 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ renderer3D()

QgsAbstract3DRenderer * QgsMapLayer::renderer3D ( ) const

Returns 3D renderer associated with the layer.

May be nullptr.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1860 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.

◆ request3DUpdate

void QgsMapLayer::request3DUpdate ( )

signal

Signal emitted when a layer requires an update in any 3D maps.

Since: QGIS 3.18

◆ 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 645 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 871 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 1159 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 1164 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ saveNamedStyle()

QString QgsMapLayer::saveNamedStyle	(	const QString &	uri,
		bool &	resultFlag,
		StyleCategories	categories = `AllStyleCategories`
	)

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.
categories	the style categories to be saved.

Returns: a QString with any status messages

See also: saveDefaultStyle()

Definition at line 1405 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 1487 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 309 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 382 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 400 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setAutoRefreshEnabled()

void QgsMapLayer::setAutoRefreshEnabled ( bool enabled )

Sets whether auto refresh is enabled for the layer.

See also: hasAutoRefreshEnabled(); setAutoRefreshInterval()

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 731 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.

See also: autoRefreshInterval(); setAutoRefreshEnabled()

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 717 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 207 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setCrs()

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

Sets layer's spatial reference system.

Definition at line 795 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 1746 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 1737 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setDataSource()

void QgsMapLayer::setDataSource	(	const QString &	dataSource,
		const QString &	baseName,
		const QString &	provider,
		const QgsDataProvider::ProviderOptions &	options,
		bool	loadDefaultStyleFlag = `false`
	)

virtual

Updates the data source of the layer.

The layer's renderer and legend will be preserved only if the geometry type of the new data source matches the current geometry type of the layer.

Subclasses should override this method: default implementation does nothing.

Parameters

dataSource	new layer data source
baseName	base name of the layer
provider	provider string
options	provider options
loadDefaultStyleFlag	set to `true` to reset the layer's style to the default for the data source

See also: dataSourceChanged()

Since: QGIS 3.6

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, QgsRasterLayer, and QgsPointCloudLayer.

Definition at line 1631 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 344 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 362 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 1953 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setError()

void QgsMapLayer::setError ( const QgsError & error )

inlineprotected

Sets error message.

Definition at line 1603 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setExtent()

void QgsMapLayer::setExtent ( const QgsRectangle & rect )

protectedvirtual

Sets the extent.

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, and QgsPluginLayer.

Definition at line 1902 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setFlags()

void QgsMapLayer::setFlags ( QgsMapLayer::LayerFlags flags )

Returns the flags for this layer.

Note: Flags are options specified by the user used for the UI but are not preventing any API call. For instance, even if the Removable flag is not set, the layer can still be removed with the API but the action will not be listed in the legend menu.

Since: QGIS 3.4

Definition at line 144 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 325 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 777 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 nullptr.

Since: QGIS 2.6

Definition at line 1822 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setLegendUrl()

void QgsMapLayer::setLegendUrl ( const QString & legendUrl )

inline

Sets the URL for the layer's legend.

Definition at line 1011 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setLegendUrlFormat()

void QgsMapLayer::setLegendUrlFormat ( const QString & legendUrlFormat )

inline

Sets the format for a URL based layer legend.

Definition at line 1021 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 746 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setMetadata()

void QgsMapLayer::setMetadata ( const QgsLayerMetadata & metadata )

virtual

Sets the layer's metadata store.

See also: metadata(); metadataChanged()

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 1880 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 420 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 456 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 438 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 757 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setName()

void QgsMapLayer::setName ( const QString & name )

Set the display name of the layer.

See also: name()

Since: QGIS 2.16

Definition at line 158 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setOpacity()

void QgsMapLayer::setOpacity ( double opacity )

virtual

Sets the opacity for the layer, where opacity is a value between 0 (totally transparent) and 1.0 (fully opaque).

See also: opacity(); opacityChanged()

Note: Prior to QGIS 3.18, this method was available for vector layers only

Since: QGIS 3.18

Reimplemented in QgsRasterLayer.

Definition at line 222 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setOriginalXmlProperties()

void QgsMapLayer::setOriginalXmlProperties ( const QString & originalXmlProperties )

Sets the original XML properties for the layer to originalXmlProperties.

The storage format for the XML is qlr

Since: QGIS 3.6

Definition at line 1917 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setProviderType()

void QgsMapLayer::setProviderType ( const QString & providerType )

protected

Sets the providerType (provider key)

Definition at line 1943 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setRefreshOnNofifyMessage

void QgsMapLayer::setRefreshOnNofifyMessage ( const QString & message )

inlineslot

Set the notification message that triggers repaint 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 1321 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 1968 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 1849 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ setScaleBasedVisibility

void QgsMapLayer::setScaleBasedVisibility ( 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; hasScaleBasedVisibility

Definition at line 762 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 279 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 783 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 293 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ setTransformContext

virtual void QgsMapLayer::setTransformContext ( const QgsCoordinateTransformContext & transformContext )

pure virtualslot

Sets the coordinate transform context to transformContext.

Since: QGIS 3.8

Implemented in QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, and QgsAnnotationLayer.

◆ setValid()

void QgsMapLayer::setValid ( bool valid )

protected

Sets whether layer is valid or not.

Definition at line 1813 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ shortName()

QString QgsMapLayer::shortName ( ) const

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

See also: setShortName()

Definition at line 184 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ 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 197 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.

See also: rendererChanged()

Since: QGIS 2.16

◆ styleLoaded

void QgsMapLayer::styleLoaded ( QgsMapLayer::StyleCategories categories )

signal

Emitted when a style has been loaded.

Parameters

categories style categories

Since: QGIS 3.12

◆ styleManager()

QgsMapLayerStyleManager * QgsMapLayer::styleManager ( ) const

Gets access to the layer's style manager.

Style manager allows switching between multiple styles.

Since: QGIS 2.8

Definition at line 1844 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 881 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, and QgsMeshLayer.

Definition at line 772 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ temporalProperties()

virtual QgsMapLayerTemporalProperties* QgsMapLayer::temporalProperties ( )

inlinevirtual

Returns the layer's temporal properties.

This may be nullptr, depending on the layer type.

Since: QGIS 3.14

Reimplemented in QgsVectorLayer, QgsRasterLayer, and QgsMeshLayer.

Definition at line 1231 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ 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 1892 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 301 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ transformContext()

QgsCoordinateTransformContext QgsMapLayer::transformContext ( ) const

Returns the layer data provider coordinate transform context or a default transform context if the layer does not have a valid data provider.

Since: QGIS 3.8

Definition at line 809 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ trigger3DUpdate

void QgsMapLayer::trigger3DUpdate ( )

slot

Will advise any 3D maps that this layer requires to be updated in the scene.

Will emit a request3DUpdate() signal.

Since: QGIS 3.18

Definition at line 1875 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ 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 1865 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ type()

QgsMapLayerType QgsMapLayer::type ( ) const

Returns the type of the layer.

Definition at line 134 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ undoStack()

QUndoStack * QgsMapLayer::undoStack ( )

Returns pointer to layer's undo stack.

Definition at line 1722 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ undoStackStyles()

QUndoStack * QgsMapLayer::undoStackStyles ( )

Returns pointer to layer's style undo stack.

Since: QGIS 2.16

Definition at line 1727 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,
		StyleCategories	categories = `AllStyleCategories`
	)		const

protected

Write style data common to all layer types.

Since: QGIS 3.0

Definition at line 558 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ writeCustomProperties()

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

protected

Write custom properties to project file.

Definition at line 658 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() (and then writeSymbology), 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 409 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ writeStyle()

bool QgsMapLayer::writeStyle	(	QDomNode &	node,
		QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMessage,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context,
		StyleCategories	categories = `AllStyleCategories`
	)		const

virtual

Write just the symbology 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)
categories	the style categories to be written

Returns: true in case of success.

Note: To be implemented in subclasses. Default implementation does nothing and returns false.; There is a confusion of terms with the GUI. This method actually writes what is known as the symbology in the application.

Since: QGIS 2.16

Reimplemented in QgsMeshLayer, and QgsPointCloudLayer.

Definition at line 1620 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 672 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

◆ writeSymbology()

virtual bool QgsMapLayer::writeSymbology	(	QDomNode &	node,
		QDomDocument &	doc,
		QString &	errorMessage,
		const QgsReadWriteContext &	context,
		StyleCategories	categories = `AllStyleCategories`
	)		const

pure virtual

Write the style 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)
categories	the style categories to be written

Note: There is a confusion of terms with the GUI. This method actually writes what is called a style in the application.

Returns: true in case of success.

Implemented in QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, and QgsAnnotationLayer.

◆ 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 QgsVectorTileLayer, QgsPointCloudLayer, QgsRasterLayer, QgsMeshLayer, QgsAnnotationLayer, and QgsVectorLayer.

Definition at line 622 of file qgsmaplayer.cpp.

Member Data Documentation

◆ mAbstract

QString QgsMapLayer::mAbstract

protected

Description of the layer.

Definition at line 1621 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mAttribution

QString QgsMapLayer::mAttribution

protected

Attribution of the layer.

Definition at line 1629 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mAttributionUrl

QString QgsMapLayer::mAttributionUrl

protected

Definition at line 1630 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mDataSource

QString QgsMapLayer::mDataSource

protected

Data source description string, varies by layer type.

Definition at line 1612 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mDataUrl

QString QgsMapLayer::mDataUrl

protected

DataUrl of the layer.

Definition at line 1625 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mDataUrlFormat

QString QgsMapLayer::mDataUrlFormat

protected

Definition at line 1626 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mDependencies

QSet<QgsMapLayerDependency> QgsMapLayer::mDependencies

protected

List of layers that may modify this layer on modification.

Definition at line 1645 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mError

QgsError QgsMapLayer::mError

protected

Error.

Definition at line 1642 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mExtent

QgsRectangle QgsMapLayer::mExtent

mutableprotected

Extent of the layer.

Definition at line 1606 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mIsRefreshOnNofifyEnabled

bool QgsMapLayer::mIsRefreshOnNofifyEnabled = false

protected

Definition at line 1654 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mKeywordList

QString QgsMapLayer::mKeywordList

protected

Definition at line 1622 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mLayerName

QString QgsMapLayer::mLayerName

protected

Name of the layer - used for display.

Definition at line 1615 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mLayerOpacity

double QgsMapLayer::mLayerOpacity = 1.0

protected

Layer opacity.

Since: QGIS 3.18

Definition at line 1677 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mLegendUrl

QString QgsMapLayer::mLegendUrl

protected

WMS legend.

Definition at line 1638 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mLegendUrlFormat

QString QgsMapLayer::mLegendUrlFormat

protected

Definition at line 1639 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mMetadataUrl

QString QgsMapLayer::mMetadataUrl

protected

MetadataUrl of the layer.

Definition at line 1633 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mMetadataUrlFormat

QString QgsMapLayer::mMetadataUrlFormat

protected

Definition at line 1635 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mMetadataUrlType

QString QgsMapLayer::mMetadataUrlType

protected

Definition at line 1634 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mProviderKey

QString QgsMapLayer::mProviderKey

protected

Data provider key (name of the data provider)

Definition at line 1658 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mReadFlags

QgsMapLayer::ReadFlags QgsMapLayer::mReadFlags = QgsMapLayer::ReadFlags()

protected

Read flags. It's up to the subclass to respect these when restoring state from XML.

Definition at line 1663 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mRefreshOnNofifyMessage

QString QgsMapLayer::mRefreshOnNofifyMessage

protected

Definition at line 1655 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mShortName

QString QgsMapLayer::mShortName

protected

Definition at line 1617 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mShouldValidateCrs

bool QgsMapLayer::mShouldValidateCrs = true

protected

true if the layer's CRS should be validated and invalid CRSes are not permitted.

Since: QGIS 3.10

Definition at line 1670 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mTitle

QString QgsMapLayer::mTitle

protected

Definition at line 1618 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ mValid

bool QgsMapLayer::mValid = false

protected

Indicates if the layer is valid and can be drawn.

Definition at line 1609 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

Property Documentation

◆ autoRefreshInterval

int QgsMapLayer::autoRefreshInterval

readwrite

Definition at line 1776 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ crs

QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem QgsMapLayer::crs

readwrite

Definition at line 1776 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ isValid

bool QgsMapLayer::isValid

read

Definition at line 1776 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ metadata

QgsLayerMetadata QgsMapLayer::metadata

readwrite

Definition at line 1776 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ name

QString QgsMapLayer::name

readwrite

Definition at line 1776 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ opacity

double QgsMapLayer::opacity

readwrite

Definition at line 1776 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

◆ type

QgsMapLayerType QgsMapLayer::type

read

Definition at line 1776 of file qgsmaplayer.h.

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

/build/qgis-3.18.1+99unstable/src/core/qgsmaplayer.h
/build/qgis-3.18.1+99unstable/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

◆ LayerFlag

◆ PropertyType

◆ ReadFlag

◆ StyleCategory

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ QgsMapLayer() [1/2]

◆ ~QgsMapLayer()

◆ QgsMapLayer() [2/2]

Member Function Documentation

◆ abstract()

◆ accept()

◆ appendError()

◆ attribution()

◆ attributionUrl()

◆ autoRefreshInterval()

◆ autoRefreshIntervalChanged

◆ beforeResolveReferences

◆ blendMode()

◆ blendModeChanged

◆ clone() [1/2]

◆ clone() [2/2]

◆ configChanged

◆ createMapRenderer()

◆ crs()

◆ crsChanged

◆ customProperties()

◆ customProperty()

◆ customPropertyChanged

◆ customPropertyKeys()

◆ dataChanged

◆ dataProvider() [1/2]

◆ dataProvider() [2/2]

◆ dataSourceChanged

◆ dataUrl()

◆ dataUrlFormat()

◆ decodedSource()

◆ dependencies()

◆ dependenciesChanged

◆ elevationProperties()

◆ emitStyleChanged

◆ encodedSource()

◆ error()

◆ exportNamedMetadata()

◆ exportNamedStyle()

◆ exportSldStyle()

◆ extensionPropertyType()

◆ extent()

◆ flags()

◆ flagsChanged

◆ formatLayerName()

◆ generateId()

◆ hasAutoRefreshEnabled()

◆ hasDependencyCycle()

◆ hasScaleBasedVisibility()

◆ htmlMetadata()

◆ id()

◆ importNamedMetadata()

◆ importNamedStyle()

◆ isEditable()

◆ isInScaleRange()

◆ isRefreshOnNotifyEnabled()

◆ isSpatial()

◆ isTemporary()

◆ isValid()

◆ isValidChanged

◆ keywordList()

◆ legend()

◆ legendChanged

◆ legendUrl()

◆ legendUrlFormat()