Applying Swatch to item

Question

I've seen numerous previous posts on this topic that seem to work, but I can not get mine to work.
I feel like I'm spoon-feeding it precisely what it needs, but it is not applying the '100% Black' Swatch.

// Create a new window
var win = new Window('dialog', 'Apply Swatch');

// Create an edittext box and a button
var swatchName = win.add('edittext', undefined, '100% Black');
    swatchName.preferredSize.width = 100;
var applyButton = win.add('button', undefined, 'Apply');

// Add a click event listener to the button
applyButton.onClick = function() {
  // Get the name of the swatch from the edittext box
  var name = swatchName.text;

// Get all swatches in the document
  var swatches = app.activeDocument.swatches;

// Find the swatch with the specified name
  for (var i = 0; i < swatches.length; i++) {
    alert(swatches[i].name);
    if (swatches[i].name == name) {
      // Apply the swatch as the fill color of the selected object
      alert('swatch ' + swatches[i].name + ' applied');
      doc.selection[0].fillColor = swatches[i].color;
      break;
    }
  }
  win.close();
}

// Show the window
win.show(); Any help is appreciated!

Charu Rajput · Accepted Answer

Here you go!SwatchTest.ai HI @Kernzy , Try followingvar doc = app.activeDocument;// Create a new windowvar win = new Window('dialog', 'Apply Swatch');// Create an edittext box and a buttonvar swatchName = win.add('edittext', undefined, '100% Black');swatchName.preferredSize.width = 100;var applyButton = win.add('button', undefined, 'Apply');// Add a click event listener to the buttonapplyButton.onClick = function () {    // Get the name of the swatch from the edittext box    var name = swatchName.text;    try {        var _swatch = doc.swatches[name];        if (app.selection[0].typename == 'CompoundPathItem') {            doc.selection[0].pathItems[0].fillColor = _swatch.color;        } else { // Required more handling in case if it is group            doc.selection[0].fillColor = _swatch.color;        }    } catch (e) { }    win.close();}// Show the windowwin.show();

Charu Rajput · Answer

Also, you don't need to traverse the whole list of swatches to find the swatch with specific name. The more clearner version of your script

var doc = app.activeDocument;

// Create a new window
var win = new Window('dialog', 'Apply Swatch');

// Create an edittext box and a button
var swatchName = win.add('edittext', undefined, '100% Black');
swatchName.preferredSize.width = 100;
var applyButton = win.add('button', undefined, 'Apply');

// Add a click event listener to the button
applyButton.onClick = function () {
    // Get the name of the swatch from the edittext box
    var name = swatchName.text;
    try {
        var _swatch = doc.swatches[name];
        doc.selection[0].fillColor = _swatch.color;
    } catch (e) { }
    win.close();
}

// Show the window
win.show();

The issue why it is not working for you may be what item you have selected in the document. It will be better if you post a screenshot of the Layer panel while selecting an item.

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