Group page items having same name or number

[siomosp]

Hi,

 it is possible to loop selected layer page items (can be all typenames) and group the two, having same name or number ?

[pixxxelschubser]

for the beginning:

How to search / filter objects by name in Layers panel? 

(but use var pI = aDoc.activeLayer.pageItems; instead)

[femkeblanco · Accepted solution]

Try this. (It will not work as expected if the items to be grouped are themselves group items.)

function groupSameNames() {
    var counter = 0;
    var items = app.activeDocument.pageItems;
    var groups = app.activeDocument.groupItems;
    for (var i = items.length - 1; i > -1; i--) {
        if (counter > 0) {
            counter--;
            continue;
        }
        var group1 = app.activeDocument.groupItems.add();
        group1.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);
        group1.name = items[i].name;
        items[i].moveToEnd(group1);
        for (var j = i - 1; j > -1; j--) {
            if (group1.name == items[j].name) {
                items[j].moveToEnd(group1);
                counter++;
            }
        }
    }
    for (var i = groups.length - 1; i > -1; i--) {
        if (groups[i].pageItems.length == 1) {
            groups[i].selected = true;
            app.executeMenuCommand("ungroup");
            app.selection = null;
        }
    }
}
groupSameNames();
groupSameNames();  // 2nd call reverts order

[siomosp]

Thank you @femkeblanco 

Your script fits exactly my needs!
Thank you!

[renél80416020]

Bonjour à tous,

Femkeblanco, dans votre script si plusieurs calques, (erreur 1200)

Je propose une autre approche (sauf erreur de ma part)

// JavaScript Document,for Illustrator
// De elleere
// Groups objects with the same name. (layer or document)
// Mon, 7 February 2022 17:31:48 GMT
var layer = app.activeDocument.activeLayer;
    //groupSameNames(app.activeDocument);
    groupSameNames(layer);
// -------
function groupSameNames(relativeObj) {
  var nb, group, items = [];
      nb = relativeObj.pageItems.length;
        for(var j = 0; j < nb; j++) {
          items.push(relativeObj.pageItems[j]);
        }
        if (relativeObj.typename == "Document") {
          relativeObj.layers[0].visible = true;
          relativeObj.layers[0].locked = false;
          // Placement layers[0] or
          // relativeObj = relativeObj.activeLayer
        }
        while(items.length > 0) {
          var tabs = [];  // temporary table
          var name = items[0].name;
                for (var j = 0; j < items.length; j++) {
                  if (name == items[j].name) {
                    tabs.push(items[j])
                    items.splice(j,1);
                    j--;
                  }
                }
                if (tabs.length > 1 && name != "") {
                  group = relativeObj.groupItems.add();
                  group.zOrder(ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK);
                  group.name = name;
                    for (j = 0; j < tabs.length; j++) {
                      tabs[j].moveToEnd(group);
                    }
                }
    }
}
// -------

René