API Reference > OdDb Classes > OdDbEntity Class > OdDbEntity Methods > setLayer Method > OdDbEntity::setLayer Method (OdString&, bool, bool)
OdDbEntity::setLayer Method (OdString&, bool, bool)
Syntax
C++
virtual OdResult setLayer(const OdString& layerName, bool doSubents = true, bool allowHiddenLayer = false);
Parameters 
Description 
const OdString& layerName 
[in] Name of the layer.  
bool doSubents = true 
[in] If and only if true, applies the change to all sub-entities owned by this entity. 

Returns eOk if successful, or an appropriate error code if not.

Sets the layer to be referenced by this entity (DXF 8). 

 

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