Layers Collection

 

The Layers collection contains all the layers in a map document. The Layers collection provides the means to access the layers within a MapViewer map document.

 

Properties

ActiveLayer

Application

Count

Parent

 

Methods

AddLayer

Item*

 

*default method

 

Example

This example creates a Layers collection.

 

Sub Main

'Declares mvApp as an object

 Dim mvApp As Object

 

'Creates an instance of the MapViewer Application

'object and assigns it to the variable named "mvApp"

 Set mvApp = CreateObject("MapViewer.Application")

 

'Makes MapViewer visible

 mvApp.Visible = True

 

'Declares Plot as an object

 Dim Plot As Object

 

'Creates a map document in MapViewer and

'assigns it to the variable named "Plot"

 Set Plot = mvApp.Documents.Add(mvDocPlot)

 

'Declares PlotLayers as an object

 Dim PlotLayers As Object

 

'Assigns the Layers collection to the

'variable named "PlotLayers"

 Set PlotLayers = Plot.Layers

End Sub