Trouble with using CSV for SourceText AND using style.setFontSize together

[Travis22811938eylb]

I have a lot of text layers. I have two expressions working but they're not working together.

col = 0;

row = index - 1;

sl = thisComp.layer("CNTRL").effect("Text Size")("Slider");

txt = footage("Use Cases.csv").dataValue([col, row]);

text.sourceText.style.setFontSize(sl);

So, if this expression ends with the "style.setFontSize" command, then it ignores the text that it pulls from the CSV and defaults to the set sourcetext. But if it ends with "txt" then it pulls in the proper text from the CSV, but I have no control over the Font Size.

How can I get these two commands working together?

I've tried all sorts of rearranging. ChatGPT suggested this:

USC = text.sourceText instanceof TextDocument ? text.sourceText : new TextDocument("");

USC.text = txt;

USC = style.setFontSize(sl);

USC

but I don't know what it's referencing thinking that this is viable. The "instanceof" and "new" commands aren't something I've ever been aware of and they're definitely not working.

[Dan Ebberts · Accepted solution]

Try it this way:

col = 0;
row = index - 1;
sl = thisComp.layer("CNTRL").effect("Text Size")("Slider");
txt = footage("Use Cases.csv").dataValue([col, row]);
style.setFontSize(sl).setText(txt);

[Travis22811938eylb]

That did it! You're the best! So with the "style.set......" expressions, are you able to just build a long string of those together in no particular order, or is the sequence critical to it?

[Dan Ebberts]

Yes, you can string them together and I think the order isn't important, but I'm not 100% ceratin of that. If there are any rules as to the order, I'd love to know what they are...

[Roland Kahlenberg]

Hi Dan, I believe setJustification has to be last if it is invoked. This was from the AeTeam sometime last year - I've not heard of an update on this since.