QgsPluginLayer class
Base class for plugin layers.
Contents
- Reference
These can be implemented by plugins and registered in QgsPluginLayerRegistry.
In order to be readable from project files, they should set these attributes in layer DOM node: "type" = "plugin" "name" = "your_layer_type"
Base classes
- class QgsMapLayer
- Base class for all map layer types.
Public functions
- auto clone() const -> QgsPluginLayer* override
- Returns a new instance equivalent to this one.
- auto dataProvider() -> QgsDataProvider* override
- Returns the layer's data provider, it may be null.
- auto dataProvider() const -> const QgsDataProvider* override
- Returns the layer's data provider in a const-correct manner, it may be null.
- auto pluginLayerType() -> QString
- Returns plugin layer type (the same as used in QgsPluginLayerRegistry)
- void setExtent(const QgsRectangle& extent) override
- Sets extent of the layer.
- void setSource(const QString& source)
- Set source string.
Function documentation
QgsPluginLayer* QgsPluginLayer::
Returns a new instance equivalent to this one.
| Returns | a new layer instance |
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const QgsDataProvider* QgsPluginLayer::
Returns the layer's data provider in a const-correct manner, it may be null.
void QgsPluginLayer::
Set source string.
This is used for example in layer tree to show tooltip.