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# Layer Containers

Layers may be grouped in layer containers (LayerContainer). Each Layer belongs to a single LayerContainer, accessible via the method Layer::Container. A layer container maintains a hierarchy of parent-child relationships between layers.

Changing which container a layer belongs to is done through the layer container methods.

A layer container can also be used to create layers via the LayerContainer::CreateLayer() method.

Texture Pools and Layer Containers

A TexturePool may be converted to a LayerContainer and vice versa:

    LayerContainer* TexturePoolToLayerContainer(TexturePool* tp) {
        Node* n = tp;
        return dynamic_cast<LayerContainer*>(n);
    }

    TexturePool* LayerContainerToTexturePool(LayerContainer* lc) {
        Node* n = lc;
        return dynamic_cast<TexturePool*>(n);
    }