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NAME

Geo::GDAL::FFI::Layer - A collection of vector features in GDAL

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

A set of (vector) features having a same schema (the same Defn object). Obtain a layer object by the CreateLayer or GetLayer method of a vector dataset object.

Note that the system stores a reference to the parent dataset for each layer object to ensure layer objects remain viable. If you are relying on a dataset object's destruction to flush its dataset cache and then close it then you need to ensure all associated child layers are also destroyed. Failure to do so could lead to corrupt data when reading in newly written files.

METHODS

GetDefn

 my $defn = $layer->GetDefn;

Returns the FeatureDefn object for this layer.

ResetReading

 $layer->ResetReading;

GetNextFeature

 my $feature = $layer->GetNextFeature;

GetFeature

 my $feature = $layer->GetFeature($fid);

SetFeature

 $layer->SetFeature($feature);

CreateFeature

 $layer->CreateFeature($feature);

DeleteFeature

 $layer->DeleteFeature($fid);

GetFeatureCount

 my $count = $layer->GetFeatureCount();
 

GetExtent $layer->GetExtent(); $layer->GetExtent(1);

Returns an array ref with [minx, miny, maxx, maxy]. Argument is a boolean to force calculation even if it is expensive.

Intersection, Union, SymDifference, Identity, Update, Clip, Erase

 $result = $layer-><Method>($method, $args);

Runs the <method> algorithm between layer and method layer. Named arguments are the following.

Result

Optional, allows the user to define the result layer.

Options

Optional, allows the user to define the options (see GDAL docs).

Progress

Optional, the progress indicator callback.

ProgressData

Optional, data for the progress callback.

LICENSE

This software is released under the Artistic License. See perlartistic.

AUTHOR

Ari Jolma - Ari.Jolma at gmail.com

SEE ALSO

Geo::GDAL::FFI

Alien::gdal, FFI::Platypus, http://www.gdal.org