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GoogleMaps Framework Reference
GMSCALayer
@interface GMSCALayer : CALayer
GMSCALayer
is a superclass used by layers in the Google Maps SDK for iOS, such as GMSMapLayer
and GMSPanoramaLayer
.
This is an implementation detail and it should not be instantiated directly.
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Last updated 2024-11-15 UTC.
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