Layer parenting with JSFL

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Is there a way to use JSFL to access layer parenting info?

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kglad

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yes, layers have a parentLayer property.

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kilopop2000Author

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Thanks Kglad. There's nothing about this property online. I'm not in front of An to try it but is it possible to read and set a layer's parent with something like: layer.parentLayer = 3 ?

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kglad

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no.

Usage

layer.parentLayer

Description

Property;

a Layer object that represents the layer’s containing folder, guiding, or masking layer. The parent layer must be a folder, guide, or mask layer that precedes the layer, or the parentLayer of the preceding or following layer. Setting the layer’s parentLayer does not move the layer’s position in the list; trying to set a layer’s parentLayer to a layer that would require moving it has no effect. Uses null for a top-level layer.

Example

The following example uses two layers at the same level on the same timeline. The first layer (layers[0]) is converted into a folder and then set as the parent folder of the second layer (layers[1]). This action moves the second layer inside the first layer.

var parLayer = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0];

parLayer.layerType = "folder";

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[1].parentLayer = parLayer;

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