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John_Milham
John_Milham
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June 6, 2015
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Match Name for "Source Text" property

  • June 6, 2015
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Hey there,

I am desperately looking for the "Match Name" for the property "Source Text" of a text layer. This might be right, but I don't know how to continue:

textLayer.property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document");

I want to use the MatchName so that my script can be used in any AE installation language.

-pete

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Correct answer cswaim080880

Hey Pete (or is it John?),

You've got it right so far.  If you want to change the value...you'll do something like this:

var newText = "This is my new text!";





textLayer.property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document").setValue(newText);





alert(textLayer.property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document").value);

Hope that helps!

Calvin

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John_Milham
John_MilhamAuthor
Participant
June 6, 2015

Thanks for the answers - I didn't know how to retrieve the actual text. ".value" did the trick, sorry if that was obvious

Mathias Moehl
Community Expert
Mathias MoehlCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 6, 2015

Dan and Calvin are correct.

If you ever need to figure out any match names, the script rd_GimmePropPath is your best friend.

Redefinery offers it as a free download:

http://www.redefinery.com/ae/rd_scripts/

It is really simple to use: Just select any property, click a button and it gives you the scripting code you need to access this property (also including match names).

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
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    cswaim080880Correct answer
    Inspiring
    June 6, 2015

    Hey Pete (or is it John?),

    You've got it right so far.  If you want to change the value...you'll do something like this:

    var newText = "This is my new text!";
    


    

    textLayer.property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document").setValue(newText);
    


    

    alert(textLayer.property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document").value);

    Hope that helps!

    Calvin

    Dan Ebberts
    Community Expert
    Dan EbbertsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 6, 2015

    That looks right to me. What's the issue?

    Dan

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