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

Swift 4 version.
Idea that layer itself has bringToFront and sendToBack methods.

#if os(iOS)
   import UIKit
#elseif os(OSX)
   import AppKit
#endif

extension CALayer {

   func bringToFront() {
      guard let sLayer = superlayer else {
         return
      }
      removeFromSuperlayer()
      sLayer.insertSublayer(self, at: UInt32(sLayer.sublayers?.count ?? 0))
   }

   func sendToBack() {
      guard let sLayer = superlayer else {
         return
      }
      removeFromSuperlayer()
      sLayer.insertSublayer(self, at: 0)
   }
}

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Usage:

let view = NSView(frame: ...)
view.wantsLayer = true
view.layer?.backgroundColor = NSColor.gray.cgColor

let l1 = CALayer(...)
let l2 = CALayer(...)

view.layer?.addSublayer(l1)
view.layer?.addSublayer(l2)

l1.bringToFront()