How to get current layer type (text, art, group layer, etc.)r discussion here

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February 26, 2015
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Hi,

I am traversing over all layers using layerIndex.

I can get current later name in following way.

char* layerName = new char[100];

int32 len = 100;

PIUGetInfoByIndex(layerIndex,classLayer, keyName, layerName , &len) ;

I tried using the keys keyType and keyGroup in the same way but I am not able to directly get type of the layer. Why?

Also, I found similar discussion, which is check the layer is SectionStart, SectionEnd or SectionContent.

Get Layer Groups from C++ plugin

If the layer is a "SectionContent", how to I further check its type (artlayer, textlater, adjustmentlayer, ect) ?

Actions and scripting

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c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Sounds like you should post over on the SDK Forum, not on the Scripting Forum after all.

With JavaScript one could do something like this

var ref = new ActionReference();

ref.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID ("property"), stringIDToTypeID("layerKind"));

ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );

var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);

alert (layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("layerKind")));

vasxoAuthor

Inspiring

apologize !

I post the question in relevant forum. But I would like to ask extra explanation here.

var ref = new ActionReference();                                                                                                              // create action reference

ref.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID ("property"), stringIDToTypeID("layerKind"));                                            // add "layerKind" property to the reference

ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );                   // what putEnumerated actually do ?

var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);                                                                                                     // get the corresponding layer descriptor

alert (layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("layerKind")));                                                                       / get its layerKind

1. what putEnumerated actually do ?

2. I am traversing each layer so that I have the layer object in JavaScript.

How current layer object is refereed to above code segment ?

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

The above does only reference the active Layer, I thought that’s what you had meant by "current layer".

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