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December 13, 2020
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Is there any way to identify what property is selected with scripting?

  • December 13, 2020
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I'm writing a script to be able to change the value of a property based on a user input, and I'm wondering if there's a way to identify exactly what property is selected.

 

I mainly want to identify if they have scale selected so that instead of needing to input an x and y value you can just input one so it'll slot into both spots.

    Correct answer Mathias Moehl

    you can check the matchName of the property

    if(props[i].matchName == "ADBE Scale") {...}

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    Tomas Sinkunas
    Tomas Sinkunas
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    December 13, 2020

    In your curent composition, you can retrieve an array of selected properties with: app.project.item(index).selectedProperties

    Or on a layer, with  app.project.item(index).layer(index).selectedProperties

    More info here: https://ae-scripting.docsforadobe.dev/layers/layer/#layer-selectedproperties and here https://ae-scripting.docsforadobe.dev/items/compitem/#compitem-selectedproperties

     

      zachneel
      zachneelAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      December 13, 2020

      Thanks for the quick reply Tomas! I know you can get an array of selected properties, but I'm more wondering if there's some of way of specifically seeing if one of those is the scale property for example.

       

      something like:

      var props = app.project.activeItem.selectedProperties;
for (i=0; i<props.length; i++)
     {
      if (props[i]==scale)
           {
            do something
            }
     }

       Obviously I know it wouldn't be this exactly I'm just wondering if I can do something along these lines

      Mathias Moehl
      Community Expert
      Mathias MoehlCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      December 14, 2020

      you can check the matchName of the property

      if(props[i].matchName == "ADBE Scale") {...}
      Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
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