GMSMapLayeris a custom subclass ofCALayer, provided as the layer class onGMSMapView.
This layer should not be instantiated directly. It provides model access to the camera normally
defined onGMSMapView.
Modifying or animating these properties will typically interrupt any current gesture onGMSMapView, e.g., a user’s pan or rotation. Similarly, if a user performs an enabled gesture
during an animation, the animation will stop ‘in-place’ (at the current presentation value).
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