iOS Core Animation: CALayer bringSublayerToFront?

Question

How do I bring a CALayer sublayer to the front of all sublayers, analogous to -[UIView bringSubviewToFront]?

Answer 1

I don't think such methods exist, but it's easy to roll your own.

// CALayer+Additions.h

@interface CALayer (Additions)
- (void)bringSublayerToFront:(CALayer *)layer;
- (void)sendSublayerToBack:(CALayer *)layer;
@end

// CALayer+Additions.m

@implementation CALayer (Additions)

- (void)bringSublayerToFront:(CALayer *)layer {
    CALayer *superlayer = self.superlayer;
    [self removeFromSuperlayer];
    [superlayer insertSublayer:gradientLayer atIndex:[self.sublayers count]-1];
}

- (void)sendSublayerToBack:(CALayer *)layer {
    CALayer *superlayer = self.superlayer;
    [self removeFromSuperlayer];
    [superlayer insertSublayer:gradientLayer atIndex:0];
}