# UpdateLayerParams

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The value you need to pass to [LayersController.updateLayer](/js-sdk-api-reference/layers/layerscontroller.md#updatelayer)

## Properties

### id

> **id**: `string`

The id of the layer to update.

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### shownInLegend?

> `optional` **shownInLegend**: `boolean`

Changes whether the layer is shown in the legend.

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### legendDisplay?

> `optional` **legendDisplay**: `"default"` | `"nameOnly"`

Changes the layer's legend display mode.

See [LegendDisplay](/js-sdk-api-reference/layers/legenddisplay.md) for more details.

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### name?

> `optional` **name**: `string`

Changes the name of the layer.

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### caption?

> `optional` **caption**: `string`

Changes the caption of the layer.

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### description?

> `optional` **description**: `string`

Changes the description of the layer.

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### bounds?

> `optional` **bounds**: \[`number`, `number`, `number`, `number`]

Changes the bounds of the layer.

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### style?

> `optional` **style**: `object`

The style of the layer.

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### source?

> `optional` **source**: [`GeoJsonUrlVectorSource`](/js-sdk-api-reference/layers/geojsonurlvectorsource.md) | [`GeoJsonDataVectorSource`](/js-sdk-api-reference/layers/geojsondatavectorsource.md) | [`GeoJsonFileVectorSource`](/js-sdk-api-reference/layers/geojsonfilevectorsource.md)

Updates the source of the layer.

Only layers that have a GeoJSON source can have their source udpated.

For URL sources, if you pass the same URL again it will cause the data to be refreshed.


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