Instance Property

sublayers

An array containing the layer’s sublayers.

Declaration

var sublayers: [CALayer]? { get set }

Discussion

The sublayers are listed in back to front order. The default value of this property is nil.

Special Considerations

When setting the sublayers property to an array populated with layer objects, each layer in the array must not already have a superlayer—that is, its superlayer property must currently be nil.

See Also

Managing the Layer Hierarchy

var superlayer: CALayer?

The superlayer of the layer.

func addSublayer(CALayer)

Appends the layer to the layer’s list of sublayers.

func removeFromSuperlayer()

Detaches the layer from its parent layer.

func insertSublayer(CALayer, at: UInt32)

Inserts the specified layer into the receiver’s list of sublayers at the specified index.

func insertSublayer(CALayer, below: CALayer?)

Inserts the specified sublayer below a different sublayer that already belongs to the receiver.

func insertSublayer(CALayer, above: CALayer?)

Inserts the specified sublayer above a different sublayer that already belongs to the receiver.

func replaceSublayer(CALayer, with: CALayer)

Replaces the specified sublayer with a different layer object.

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