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PhysicsLayers.GetLayerOrdinal

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Declaration

public static int GetLayerOrdinal(string layerName);

Parameters

Parameter Description
layerName The layer name (case sensitive) to find the layer ordinal for.

Returns

int The layer ordinal associated with the specified layer name or, if not found, PhysicsLayers.InvalidLayerOrdinal will be returned in which case a console warning will also be produced.

Description

Get a layer ordinal (index) for the specified layer name. This is not a 32-bit mask but simply the layer ordinal (index) associated with the specified layer name.

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