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MurzNN
Inspiring
September 20, 2018
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How to search / filter objects by name in Layers panel?

  • September 20, 2018
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Is there any way exists for filter (via typing substring) list of all document objects in Adobe Illustrator Layers panel? For quick find and select objects with same word in name.

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Correct answer pixxxelschubser

Yes, possible with scripting.

Here you go:

// select_byPartOfName.jsx
// does not work with 'automatically' named text frame items
// https://forums.adobe.com/message/10636405#10636405
var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
var pI = aDoc.pageItems;
aDoc.selection = null;
    $.writeln(pI.length)
for (i=pI.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
    $.writeln(pI.name.match(/test/i))
    if (pI.name.match(/test/i) != null) {
        pI.selected = true;
        }
    }

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Felix289659655rfw
Participant
March 20, 2023

I have a very good idea:

you could just open the svg in a text editor and then pattern search there. Cannot filter... but IntelliJ does the trick for searching with complex regexes

Srishti Bali
Community Manager
Srishti BaliCommunity Manager
Community Manager
September 24, 2018

moved to Illustrator Scripting​

S_Gans
Community Expert
S_GansCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 22, 2018

As far as I can tell, the only way to accomplish this would be with a script. I did find one online, but it seems to be a work in progress. I'm not a scripting expert, but perhaps someone on this forum would be more adept in writing something like that. I'd find it helpful, as well!

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    pixxxelschubser
    Community Expert
    pixxxelschubserCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    September 23, 2018

    Yes, possible with scripting.

    Here you go:

    // select_byPartOfName.jsx
    // does not work with 'automatically' named text frame items
    // https://forums.adobe.com/message/10636405#10636405
    var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
    var pI = aDoc.pageItems;
    aDoc.selection = null;
        $.writeln(pI.length)
    for (i=pI.length-1; i>=0; i--) {
        $.writeln(pI.name.match(/test/i))
        if (pI.name.match(/test/i) != null) {
            pI.selected = true;
            }
        }

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      MurzNNAuthor
      Inspiring
      October 17, 2018

      Thanks for so short but very useful script! Will be good to have build-in object filter in Adobe Illustrator interface, for example in bottom line of Objects panel.

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