FindLayer Method—ArcGIS Pro

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public Layer FindLayer( 
   string layerURI,
   bool recurive
)

Public Function FindLayer( _
   ByVal layerURI As String, _
   Optional ByVal recurive As Boolean _
) As Layer

Parameters

layerURI: The URI of the layer. Which is unique identifier for each layer
recurive: (optional) When true the search continues in group layers. (default value = true)

Return Value

A Layer

Find a layer.

C#

//Finds layers by name and returns a read only list of Layers
IReadOnlyList<Layer> layers = aMap.FindLayers("cities", true);

//Finds a layer using a URI.
//The Layer URI you pass in helps you search for a specific layer in a map
var lyrFindLayer = MapView.Active.Map.FindLayer("CIMPATH=map/u_s__states__generalized_.xml");

//This returns a collection of layers of the "name" specified. You can use any Linq expression to query the collection.  
var lyrExists = MapView.Active.Map.GetLayersAsFlattenedList()
                   .OfType<FeatureLayer>().Any(f => f.Name == "U.S. States (Generalized)");

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Reference

Map Class
Map Members