How do i make the switcher and the in-text link independent from each other?

question MB.layers

MB.layers = function(switcher, m, layers) {
    $.each(layers, function(i, l) {
        if (l.el) {
            $('#' + l.el)
                .click(function(e) {
                    e.preventDefault();
                    //('#' + switcher + ' .layer').removeClass('active'); 
                    $(this).addClass('active');
                    MB.refresh(m, l);
                });
        }

        /* change something here?
        if (switcher) {
            $('#' + switcher).append($('<a href="#">' + l.name + '</a>')
                .attr('id', 'layer-' + i)
                .addClass('layer')
                .click(function(e) {
                    e.preventDefault();
                    $('#' + switcher + ' .layer').removeClass('active');
                    $(this).addClass('active');
                    MB.refresh(m, l);
                })
            );
        }*/
    });
};