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angadarora
angadarora
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January 14, 2019
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C# Simple Select/Get Layer by Name

  • January 14, 2019
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Hi i just want to select a layer using its name, it is possible using JS, VBA but i am unable to find a similar solution for Visual basic C#.

Also if possible where can i find a full list of Methods and functions available in C# object library like this com.adobe.photoshop.ArtLayer 

using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using MintCorePS;
using ps = Photoshop;
using K = PhotoshopTypeLibrary.PSConstants;
namespace Core
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Initiate Photoshop
            ps.ApplicationClass App = new ps.ApplicationClass();
            ps.ActionDescriptorClass AppAction = new ps.ActionDescriptorClass();
            var Layer = App.ActiveDocument.ArtLayers.getLayerByName("Core");
        }
    }
}

Thank you in advance.

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Correct answer SuperMerlin
using System;
namespace PhotoshopTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            dynamic app = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Photoshop.Application"));
            app.Visible = true;
            app.ActiveDocument.ActiveLayer = app.ActiveDocument.ArtLayers.GetByName("Core");
        }
    }
}

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SuperMerlin
SuperMerlinCorrect answer
Inspiring
January 14, 2019
using System;
namespace PhotoshopTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            dynamic app = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Photoshop.Application"));
            app.Visible = true;
            app.ActiveDocument.ActiveLayer = app.ActiveDocument.ArtLayers.GetByName("Core");
        }
    }
}
angadarora
angadaroraAuthor
Participant
January 14, 2019

Thank you. It seems to work your way, but if possible can you tell me the difference in our approaches i mean why isnt GetByName available the way i am doing it?

SuperMerlin
SuperMerlin
Inspiring
January 14, 2019

You were using "getLayerByName" this does not exist.

My version is using "Late Binding" so in this form uses the newest version of Photoshop installed and no need for interop. Commands in this form are near enough the same as used in ExtendScript (Except for the uppercase)

Kukurykus​ This is just C# language using Late Binding.

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