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mapnik.Layer

bengolder edited this page May 19, 2012 · 3 revisions

###datasource

###envelope

envelope( (Layer)arg1) -> Box2d : Return the geographic envelope/bounding box. Determined based on the layer datasource.

Usage:

>>> from mapnik import Layer
>>> lyr = Layer('My Layer','+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs')
>>> lyr.envelope()
box2d(-1.0,-1.0,0.0,0.0) # default until a datasource is loaded

C++ signature :

mapnik::box2d<double> envelope(mapnik::layer {lvalue})

###maxzoom

Float

###minzoom

Float

###name

String

###queryable

Boolean

###srs

String representing the spatial reference system of the map.

###styles

a list of strings holding the names of styles

###title

String

###visible

visible( (Layer)arg1, (float)arg2) -> bool : Return True if this layer's data is active and visible at a given scale.

Otherwise returns False.
Accepts a scale value as an integer or float input.
Will return False if:
	scale >= minzoom - 1e-6
	or:
	scale < maxzoom + 1e-6

Usage:

>>> from mapnik import Layer
>>> lyr = Layer('My Layer','+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs')
>>> lyr.visible(1.0/1000000)
True
>>> lyr.active = False
>>> lyr.visible(1.0/1000000)
False


C++ signature :
    bool visible(mapnik::layer {lvalue},double)
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