✨ Add removeOverlayByName function

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelogs
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+* [feat] Add `removeOverlayByName` method to remove an overlay by its name
+
 ## 3.4.5-beta
 
 * [feat] add `layerChanged` event when a layer is added or removed

src/js/Aladin.js

@@ -1485,13 +1485,16 @@ export let Aladin = (function () {
     Aladin.prototype.removeLayers = Aladin.prototype.removeOverlays;
 
     /**
-     * Remove a overlay by its layer name
-     * 
+     * Remove an overlay by its layer name
+     *
      * @memberof Aladin
-     * @param {string} layer 
+     * @param {string|Layer} layer - The name of the layer to remove or the layer object itself
      */
     Aladin.prototype.removeOverlay = function (layer) {
-        this.view.removeLayer(layer);
+        if(layer instanceof String)
+            this.view.removeOverlayByName(layer);
+        else
+            this.view.removeOverlay(layer);
     };
 
     /**

src/js/View.js

@@ -2064,13 +2064,13 @@ export let View = (function () {
         this.requestRedraw();
     };
 
-    View.prototype.removeLayer = function (layer) {
+    View.prototype.removeOverlay = function (layer) {
         let indexToDelete = this.allOverlayLayers.indexOf(layer);
         this.allOverlayLayers.splice(indexToDelete, 1);
 
         if (layer.type == 'catalog' || layer.type == 'progressivecat') {
             indexToDelete = this.catalogs.indexOf(layer);
-            
+
             this.catalogs.splice(indexToDelete, 1);
 
             this.unselectObjects();
@@ -2093,6 +2093,15 @@ export let View = (function () {
         this.requestRedraw();
     };
 
+    View.prototype.removeOverlayByName = function (layerName) {
+        let layer = this.allOverlayLayers.find(l => l.name === layerName);
+        if (!layer) {
+            console.error(`Layer with name "${layerName}" not found.`);
+            return;
+        }
+        this.removeOverlay(layer);
+    };
+
     View.prototype.addCatalog = function (catalog) {
         catalog.name = this.makeUniqLayerName(catalog.name);
         this.allOverlayLayers.push(catalog);