Gets a layer definition.

Gets a layer definition.

getLayer(labbcat.url, id)

Arguments

labbcat.url

URL to the LaBB-CAT instance

id

ID of the layer to get the definition for

Value

The definition of the given layer, with members:

  • id The layer's unique ID

  • parentId The layer's parent layer ID

  • description The description of the layer

  • alignment The layer's alignment - 0 for none, 1 for point alignment, 2 for interval alignment

  • peers Whether children have peers or not

  • peersOverlap Whether child peers can overlap or not

  • parentIncludes Whether the parent t-includes the child

  • saturated Whether children must temporally fill the entire parent duration (true) or not (false)

  • parentIncludes Whether the parent t-includes the child

  • type The type for labels on this layer

  • validLabels List of valid label values for this layer

Examples

if (FALSE) {
## Get the definition of the orthography layer
orthography.layer <- getLayer("https://labbcat.canterbury.ac.nz/demo/", "orthography")
}