Subgroup: Map

Class: QgsMapLayerStyle

class qgis.core.QgsMapLayerStyle

Bases: sip.wrapper

construct invalid style

QgsMapLayerStyle(xmlData: str) construct style from QML definition (XML)

QgsMapLayerStyle(QgsMapLayerStyle)

Stores style information (renderer, opacity, labeling, diagrams etc.) applicable to a map layer.

Stored data are considered as opaque - it is not possible to access them directly or modify them - it is only possible to read or write layer’s current style.

New in version 2.8: Methods

clear	Remove any stored style data (will get invalid)
isValid	Tell whether the style is valid (i.
readFromLayer	Store layer’s active style information in the instance
readXml	Read style configuration (for project file reading)
writeToLayer	Apply stored layer’s style information to the layer
writeXml	Write style configuration (for project file writing)
xmlData	Return XML content of the style

Signals

Attributes

clear(self)

Remove any stored style data (will get invalid)

isValid(self) → bool

Tell whether the style is valid (i.e. there is something stored in it)

readFromLayer(self, layer: QgsMapLayer)

Store layer’s active style information in the instance

readXml(self, styleElement: QDomElement)

Read style configuration (for project file reading)

writeToLayer(self, layer: QgsMapLayer)

Apply stored layer’s style information to the layer

writeXml(self, styleElement: QDomElement)

Write style configuration (for project file writing)

xmlData(self) → str

Return XML content of the style