# LayerCollection(bpy_struct)

base class — `bpy_struct`

class `bpy.types.``LayerCollection`(bpy_struct)

  Layer collection

  `children`

    Child layer collections

    Type: | `bpy_prop_collection` of `LayerCollection`, (readonly)

  `collection`

    Collection this layer collection is wrapping

    Type: | `Collection`, (readonly, never None)

  `exclude`

    Exclude from view layer

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `hide_viewport`

    Temporarily hide in viewport

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `holdout`

    Mask out objects in collection from view layer

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `indirect_only`

    Objects in collection only contribute indirectly (through shadows and reflections) in the view layer

    Type: | boolean, default False

  `is_visible`

    Whether this collection is visible for the viewlayer, take into account the collection parent

    Type: | boolean, default False, (readonly)

  `name`

    Name of this view layer (same as its collection one)

    Type: | string, default “”, (readonly, never None)

  `visible_get`()

    Whether this collection is visible, take into account the collection parent and the viewport

    Return type: | boolean

  `has_objects`()

    Return type: | boolean

  `has_selected_objects`(view_layer)

    Parameters: | view_layer (`ViewLayer`) – ViewLayer the layer collection belongs to
    Return type: | boolean

  classmethod `bl_rna_get_subclass`(id, default=None)

    Parameters: | id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
    Returns: | The RNA type or default when not found.
    Return type: | `bpy.types.Struct` subclass

  classmethod `bl_rna_get_subclass_py`(id, default=None)

    Parameters: | id (string) – The RNA type identifier.
    Returns: | The class or default when not found.
    Return type: | type

Inherited Properties

`bpy_struct.id_data` |

Inherited Functions

`bpy_struct.as_pointer` `bpy_struct.driver_add` `bpy_struct.driver_remove` `bpy_struct.get` `bpy_struct.is_property_hidden` `bpy_struct.is_property_overridable_library` `bpy_struct.is_property_readonly` `bpy_struct.is_property_set` `bpy_struct.items` `bpy_struct.keyframe_delete` | `bpy_struct.keyframe_insert` `bpy_struct.keys` `bpy_struct.path_from_id` `bpy_struct.path_resolve` `bpy_struct.pop` `bpy_struct.property_overridable_library_set` `bpy_struct.property_unset` `bpy_struct.type_recast` `bpy_struct.values`

References

`bpy.context.collection` `Context.layer_collection` `LayerCollection.children` | `ViewLayer.active_layer_collection` `ViewLayer.layer_collection`