Activate Dash and set values on a stroke via script

[HirkDeKnirk]

Hi there,

I wonder how to access the dash options of a stroke via script.

I could create a stroke line and set values like width and color but I have no idea how to activate the dash.

Is access via script not possible?

Thanks!

Der Hirk

[Mylenium]

Property groups. If a property isn't persistently and explicitly exposed or is contextual, it may show up by iterating through its group and finding its index.

Mylenium

[HirkDeKnirk]

Ähh..I would like to add the porperty "ADBE Vector Stroke Dashes" to the property "Content" or "ADBE Vector Shape - Rect" or "ADBE Vector Grafic - Stroke" or I dont know where to add it.

I also tried to use "setValue" for "property "ADBE Vector Stroke Dashes" or simply "Dashes" and of course the whole hose of properties but nothing works.

Is "ADBE Vector Stroke Dashes" a member of the "Contents" property or is this subordinate to "Stroke"?  it does not seem to belong anywhere.

I have no idea how to iterate through a list of names(strings) or how to iterate through an Array with unknown dimensions and lenght.

thanks anyway

[Dan Ebberts]

This snippet should give you tools you need to add a dash:

var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var myLineLayer = myComp.layers.addShape();
var myShapeLayerContents = myLineLayer.property("ADBE Root Vectors Group");
var myShapeGroup = myShapeLayerContents.addProperty("ADBE Vector Group");
var myShapeContents = myShapeGroup.property("ADBE Vectors Group");
var myPathGroup = myShapeContents.addProperty("ADBE Vector Shape - Group");
var myPath = myPathGroup.property("ADBE Vector Shape");
var myShape = myPath.value;
myShape.vertices = [[0,0], [200,200]];
myShape.inTangents = [];
myShape.outTangents = [];
myShape.closed = false;
myPath.setValue(myShape);
var myStroke = myShapeContents.addProperty("ADBE Vector Graphic - Stroke"); // invalidates path
var myDash = myStroke.property("ADBE Vector Stroke Dashes").addProperty("ADBE Vector Stroke Dash 1");
myDash.setValue(25);

Dan

[HirkDeKnirk]

Many many thanks. I would never have come to ...Dash 1"). That was what I missed. Now everything works great. Thank you Dan!