AutoCAD では、画層設定情報は LayerTable オブジェクトの拡張ディクショナリに保存されます。画層状態を初めて保存するときに、AutoCAD は以下を実行します。
図面の別の画層設定を保存するたびに、AutoCAD は保存された設定を記述する別の XRecord オブジェクトを作成し、その XRecord を ACAD_LAYERSTATE ディクショナリに追加します。次の図に処理を示します。

画層状態を操作するときは、項目を直接操作する必要はありません(操作を試みないでください)。LayerStateManager オブジェクトの関数を使用し、ディクショナリにアクセスします。ディクショナリを参照できるようになったら、DBDictionaryEntry オブジェクトとして表される各項目を確認できます。
画層状態が現在の図面に保存されている場合、次のコードはすべての画層状態の名前を一覧表示します。
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices
<CommandMethod("ListLayerStates")> _
Public Sub ListLayerStates()
'' Get the current document and database
Dim acDoc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
Dim acCurDb As Database = acDoc.Database
'' Start a transaction
Using acTrans As Transaction = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
Dim acLyrStMan As LayerStateManager
acLyrStMan = acCurDb.LayerStateManager
Dim acDbDict As DBDictionary
acDbDict = acTrans.GetObject(acLyrStMan.LayerStatesDictionaryId(True), _
OpenMode.ForRead)
Dim sLayerStateNames As String = ""
For Each acDbDictEnt As DBDictionaryEntry In acDbDict
sLayerStateNames = sLayerStateNames & vbLf & acDbDictEnt.Key
Next
Application.ShowAlertDialog("The saved layer settings in this drawing are:" & _
sLayerStateNames)
'' Dispose of the transaction
End Using
End Sub
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
[CommandMethod("ListLayerStates")]
public static void ListLayerStates()
{
// Get the current document and database
Document acDoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
Database acCurDb = acDoc.Database;
// Start a transaction
using (Transaction acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
{
LayerStateManager acLyrStMan;
acLyrStMan = acCurDb.LayerStateManager;
DBDictionary acDbDict;
acDbDict = acTrans.GetObject(acLyrStMan.LayerStatesDictionaryId(true),
OpenMode.ForRead) as DBDictionary;
string sLayerStateNames = "";
foreach (DBDictionaryEntry acDbDictEnt in acDbDict)
{
sLayerStateNames = sLayerStateNames + "\n" + acDbDictEnt.Key;
}
Application.ShowAlertDialog("The saved layer settings in this drawing are:" +
sLayerStateNames);
// Dispose of the transaction
}
}
Sub ListLayerStates()
On Error Resume Next
Dim oLSMDict As AcadDictionary
Dim XRec As Object
Dim layerstateNames As String
layerstateNames = ""
' Get the ACAD_LAYERSTATES dictionary, which is in the
' extension dictionary in the Layers object.
Set oLSMDict = ThisDrawing.Layers. _
GetExtensionDictionary.Item("ACAD_LAYERSTATES")
' List the name of each saved layer setting. Settings are
' stored as XRecords in the dictionary.
For Each XRec In oLSMDict
layerstateNames = layerstateNames + XRec.Name + vbCrLf
Next XRec
MsgBox "The saved layer settings in this drawing are: " + _
vbCrLf + layerstateNames
End Sub