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ui.Map.Layer.getOpacity
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Returns the layer's opacity represented as a number between 0 and 1.
| Usage | Returns | Layer.getOpacity() | Number |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: ui.map.abstractlayer | ui.Map.AbstractLayer | The ui.Map.AbstractLayer instance. |
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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