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));
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1// Iterate through all the top layers of frontmost document
2app.activeDocument.layers.forEach(h => console.log(h.name));

Hierarchy#

• Array<Layer>

  ↳ Layers

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));
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1// Iterate through all the top layers of frontmost document
2app.activeDocument.layers.forEach(h => console.log(h.name));

Properties#

Methods#

add#

async : Promise<Layer>

Create a new layer.

getByName#

Layer

Find the first layer with the matching name

Parameters#

Last updated 2/8/2022

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