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title: "LayerCollection Methods "
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# LayerCollection Methods
The [LayerCollection](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection.htm.md) type exposes the following members.
## Methods
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Add](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_Add.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Adds an object to the end of the layer collection. |
|  | [Clear](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_Clear.htm.md) | Removes all layers from the collection. |
|  | [Contains](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_Contains.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Determines whether an object is in the layer collection. |
|  | [CopyTo](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_CopyTo_2_f1b35db6.htm.md) | Copies the collection to a one-dimensional array, starting at the specified index of the target array. |
|  | [Deserialize](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_Deserialize_1_bca7c9fe.htm.md) | Deserializes a layer collection. |
|  | [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).) |
|  | [GetEnumerator](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_GetEnumerator.htm.md) | Returns an enumerator for the layers allowing the collection to be used in **foreach** blocks. |
|  | [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_LayerCollection_GetObjectData_2_c341f0d6.htm.md) | Populates a [SerializationInfo](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/a9b6042e) with the data needed to serialize the collection object. |
|  | [GetType](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/dfwy45w9) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [IndexOf](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_IndexOf.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Searches for the specified object and returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence within the entire layer collection. |
|  | [Insert](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_Insert.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Inserts an object into the layer collection at the specified index. |
|  | [MemberwiseClone](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/57ctke0a) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
|  | [Remove](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/O_T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_Remove.htm.md) | Overloaded.
Removes the first occurrence of a specific object from the layer collection. |
|  | [RemoveAt](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_RemoveAt_1_e1836fc4.htm.md) | Removes the layer at the specified index of the collection. |
|  | [Serialize](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_Serialize_1_bca7c9fe.htm.md) | Serializes a layer collection. |
|  | [ToString](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/7bxwbwt2) | (Inherited from [Object](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/e5kfa45b).) |
## Explicit Interface Implementations
| | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|   | [ICollection.CopyTo](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection_System_Collections_ICollection_CopyTo_2_d6abc6ee.htm.md) | |
## See Also
### Reference
- [LayerCollection Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls_LayerCollection.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.WinControls Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm5/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_WinControls.htm.md)