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# Selectively browse PDF OCG layers in Android

Discover how to use a PDF OCG dictionary to manage graphic objects with the PdfLayerDialogFragment. Learn how to control visibility and rendering of layers in your PDF documents. Explore the OCG layer

A PDF OCG (Optional Content Groups) dictionary represents a collection of graphic objects that can be made visible or invisible. Any graphic content of the PDF can be made optional, including page contents, XObjects, and annotations.

The `PdfLayerDialogFragment` allows you to browse OCG layers associated with the document. You can selectively render layers based on their states. In a tree view of nested layers, if the parent layer is hidden, the child layers are automatically hidden as well. If the parent layer is visible, child layers can be made visible or hidden.

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## Show the OCG layer browser

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Java" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```java
public void show(PDFViewCtrl pdfViewCtrl, FragmentManager fragmentManager) {
    PdfLayerDialogFragment pdfLayerDialogFragment = PdfLayerDialogFragment.newInstance();
    pdfLayerDialogFragment.setPdfViewCtrl(pdfViewCtrl);
    pdfLayerDialogFragment.setStyle(DialogFragment.STYLE_NO_TITLE, ((ToolManager) pdfViewCtrl.getToolManager()).getTheme());
    if (fragmentManager != null) {
        pdfLayerDialogFragment.show(fragmentManager, "pdf_layer_dialog");
    }
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Kotlin" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```kotlin
fun show(pdfViewCtrl: PDFViewCtrl, fragmentManager: FragmentManager) {
    val pdfLayerDialogFragment = PdfLayerDialogFragment.newInstance()
    pdfLayerDialogFragment.setPdfViewCtrl(pdfViewCtrl)
    pdfLayerDialogFragment.setStyle(DialogFragment.STYLE_NO_TITLE, (pdfViewCtrl.toolManager as ToolManager).theme)
    if (fragmentManager != null) {
        pdfLayerDialogFragment.show(fragmentManager, "pdf_layer_dialog")
    }
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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