why is this not working trying to remove a control name

[Arnaldo242456048gki]

this works.

if (layer.property("Effects").property(i).matchName == "ADBE AutoColor") {

this is part of the code another part of the code is not needed as the code above works.

this don't work.

i have a slider controller named  Time

if (layer.property("Effects").property(i).matchName == "ADBE Time") {

if (layer.property("Effects").property(i).matchName == "ADBE Slider Control Time") {

if (layer.property("Effects").property(i).matchName == "ADBE:Time") {

non work

now according to this

 yuelili.com/docs/ae-script/built-in-effect-matching-name/

[Paul Tuersley]

The matchname is AE's internal name for the effect. It has no relation to any name you might call it.

if (layer.property("Effects").property(i).matchName == "ADBE Slider Control") {

A simple alert will tell you what it is, but if you can get hold of Jeff Almasol's script GimmePropPaths that will come in handy.

alert(layer.property("Effects").property(i).matchName);

[Arnaldo242456048gki]

thanks, i have done this now. it works removes all the controls rather than specific ones how come.

[Paul Tuersley]

You've not really shown your code or said what you're trying to do. Perhaps you mean it's removing all Slider Controls when you just want it to remove the one you called Time?

var theProp = layer.property("Effects").property(i);

if (theProp.matchName == "ADBE Slider Control" && theProp.name = "Time") {

Whether you really need to check if it's both a slider control and called Time I can't really say.