# Imagick::mergeImageLayers

(PECL imagick 2.1.0)

Imagick::mergeImageLayers — Merges image layers

### Description

Imagick::mergeImageLayers ( int `$layer_method` ) : Imagick

Merges image layers into one. This method is useful when working with image formats that use multiple layers such as PSD. The merging is controlled using the `layer_method` which defines how the layers are merged. This method is available if Imagick has been compiled against ImageMagick version 6.3.7 or newer.

### Parameters

`layer_method`

  One of the `Imagick::LAYERMETHOD_*` constants

### Return Values

Returns an Imagick object containing the merged image.

### Errors/Exceptions

Throws ImagickException on error.

### See Also

- Imagick::flattenImages() - Merges a sequence of images

### Examples

Example #1 Imagick::mergeImageLayers()

`<?php
function mergeImageLayers($layerMethodType, $imagePath1, $imagePath2) {
$imagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath));
$imagick2 = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath2));
$imagick->addImage($imagick2);
$imagick->setImageFormat('png');
$result = $imagick->mergeImageLayers($layerMethodType);
header("Content-Type: image/png");
echo $result->getImageBlob();
}
?>`