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title: "Layer Methods "
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product: "Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET"
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# Layer Methods
The [Layer](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_Layer.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
## Methods
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Deserialize](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_Layer_Deserialize_1_bca7c9fe.htm.md) | Deserializes a layer and its objects. |
|  | [Equals](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/bsc2ak47) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [Finalize](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/4k87zsw7) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [Find](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_Layer_Find.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Returns v-objects matching the search criteria. |
|  | [GetHashCode](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/zdee4b3y) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [GetObjectData](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_Layer_GetObjectData_2_c341f0d6.htm.md) | Populates a [SerializationInfo](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/a9b6042e) with the data needed to serialize the [Layer](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_Layer.htm.md) object. |
|  | [GetType](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/dfwy45w9) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [MemberwiseClone](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/57ctke0a) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [Serialize](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_Layer_Serialize_1_bca7c9fe.htm.md) | Serializes a layer and its objects. |
|  | [SwapObjects](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_Layer_SwapObjects.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Swaps two v-objects inside the layer (changes the z-order). |
|  | [ToString](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/7bxwbwt2) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
## Explicit Interface Implementations
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|   | [IDeserializationCallback.OnDeserialization](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_Layer_System_Runtime_Serialization_IDeserializationCallback_OnDeserialization_1_d02429b3.htm.md) | |
## See Also
### Reference
- [Layer Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_Layer.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.WinControls Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls.htm.md)