Enable and disable layers
Enable and disable a composition layer by activating or deactivating its parent GameObject or the Component itself.
In the Editor
In the Editor, you can enable or disable the parent GameObject in the Inspector by toggling the checkbox next to the GameObject name field.

An inactive GameObject remains in the scene and can be activated at runtime.
Refer to Deactivate GameObjects in the Unity Manual for general information about managing GameObject state.
Alternately, you can enable or disable the CompositionLayer MonoBehaviour on its own by toggling the checkbox next to CompositionLayer in the inspector. This leaves the parent GameObject, any child GameObjects, and other components active.
At runtime
At runtime, use the GameObject SetActive method to control whether a layer is enabled or disabled.
In the following code, layer
is a reference to a CompositionLayer component:
layer.gameObject.SetActive(true);
layer.gameObject.SetActive(false);
To enable or disable a CompositionLayer MonoBehaviour without changing the state of its parent GameObject, set the enabled
property:
layer.enabled = true;
layer.enabled = false;
Note
The state of the parent GameObject takes precedence over the state of any MonoBehaviours. When you set a GameObject to inactive, a MonoBehaviour of that GameObject won't receive updates even if its own state is enabled.
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