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

// 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.

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

Properties

Name
Type
Access
Min Version
Description
length
number
R
22.5
Number of Layer elements in this collection.
typename
string
R
22.5
The name for this object collection: Layers.

Methods

add

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<br/> async : Promise<Layer>

Create a new layer.

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

getByName

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<br/> Layer

Find the first layer with the matching name.

Parameters

Name
Type
name
string