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Arnaldo242456048gki
Inspiring
June 6, 2022
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please help fix this code after effects extendscript

  • June 6, 2022
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am trying to make this code work on selected layer how ever sometimes it ends up removing all control sliders for the top layer.

 

my goal is to use this in a button i have i tested but the code is buggy.

i need it fixed so that it works on selected layer.

am trying to remove all control sliders or specific slider with name.

 

var myLayer = app.project.activeItem.layer(1);
var hasEffect = false;
var targetComp = app.project.activeItem.selectedLayers; // Collect the active composition
var selectedLayer = targetComp.selectedLayers; // Collect the selected layers
var comp = app.project.activeItem;
var layer = comp.selectedLayers[0];
function doesithaveit(){
//for (var i = 1; i <= myLayer.property("Effects").numProperties; i++) {
for (var i = 1; i <= layer.property("Effects").numProperties; i++) {
if (layer.property("Effects").property(i).matchName == "ADBE Slider Control") {
layer.property("Effects").property(i).remove(); 
hasEffect = true;

}
      //  alert("It does!");
      if (!hasEffect) {
    doesithaveit();
}
      
      // break;
    }
}
button13.onClick = function () {
doesithaveit();
}

 

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powerful_think1966
Inspiring
July 6, 2022

var matchNames = ["ADBE Slider Control", "ADBE Angle Control"];
//Add your desired matchName as an element of this array

removeControl();
function removeControl(){

        app.beginUndoGroup("Remove Control");

        var comp = app.project.activeItem;
        var layers = comp.selectedLayers;
        // All of the selected layers in this composition. This is a 0-based array (the first object is at index 0).
        
        for(var i=0; i < layers.length; i++){
        //Execute the command below repeatedly for the selected number of layers.
        
                var layer = layers[i];
                var effects = layer.property("ADBE Effect Parade"); // "Effects" match name
        
                for(var num=effects.numProperties; num > 0; num--){ //When an effect control is removed, the total count also changes, so you must remove them in reverse order.
        
                        var effect = effects.property(num);
                        var hasEffect = boolControlExistsAtEffects(effect.matchName);
        
                        if(hasEffect==true){ effect.remove() }
        
                }
        
        }

        app.endUndoGroup();

}

function boolControlExistsAtEffects(currentEffectMatchName){ //Returns true if it matches one of the elements in the matchNames array.

        var hasEffect = false;
        //Initialize the hasEffect variable to false.

        for(var f=0; f < matchNames.length; f++){

                if(currentEffectMatchName==matchNames[f]){
                //If matchName is matched, it assigns true to the hasEffect variable.
                hasEffect=true;
                }

        }

        //If no match is found, hasEffect will remain false.
        return hasEffect;

}
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