Unity Script Reference – GameObject.layer

GameObject.layer

The layer the game object is in. A layer is in the range [0...31]

Layers can be used for selective rendering from cameras or ignoring raycasts.

JavaScript

// Put the game object in the ignore raycast layer
gameObject.layer = 2;

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class example : MonoBehaviour {
    void Example() {
        gameObject.layer = 2;
    }
}

import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

class example(MonoBehaviour):

    def Example():
        gameObject.layer = 2