Layers

A collections class allowing for array access into the applications list of layers on a document, while also providing familiar methods from ExtendScript, like getByName

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// Iterate through all the top layers of frontmost document
app.activeDocument.layers.forEach(h => console.log(h.name));
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// Iterate through all the top layers of frontmost document
app.activeDocument.layers.forEach(h => console.log(h.name));

Indexable

▪ [index: number]: Layer

Used to access the layers in the collection.

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// Iterate through all the top layers of frontmost document
app.activeDocument.layers.forEach(h => console.log(h.name));
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// Iterate through all the top layers of frontmost document
app.activeDocument.layers.forEach(h => console.log(h.name));

Properties

Methods

add

async : Promise<Layer>

Create a new layer.

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let newDoc1 = await app.activeDocument.layers.add();
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let newDoc1 = await app.activeDocument.layers.add();

getByName

Layer

Find the first layer with the matching name.

Parameters

Last updated 2/8/2022

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