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contraidaulong
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June 15, 2020
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Illustrator script to get compoundPathItem/PathItem filled colors on few layers

  • June 15, 2020
  • 3 replies
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I want get each Items filled colors code on each layers. I tried these codes with no success

Please help me.

var doc = app.activeDocument;
for (i=0; i<doc.layers.length; i++) {
    var pathcolor = doc.layers[i].pathItems[0].color;
    //this line returned Error 1302: No such element
    
    var pathcolor = doc.layers[i].pathItems[0].fillcolor;
    //this line returned Error 1302: No such element
    
    var compoundpathcolor = doc.layers[i].compoundPathItems[0].color;
    //this line returned Error 21: undefined
        
    var compoundpathcolor = doc.layers[i].compoundPathItems[0].fillcolor;
    //this line returned Error 21: undefined  
}

 

    Correct answer daitranthanhoa

    You can try this script:

    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    for (i=0; i<doc.layers.length; i++) {
    for(j=0;j<doc.layers[i].pageItems.length;j++)
    {
    if(doc.layers[i].pageItems[j].typename=="PathItem" ||
    doc.layers[i].pageItems[j].typename=="TextFrame")
    {
    var fillcolor = doc.layers[i].pageItems[j].fillColor;
    }
    else if(doc.layers[i].pageItems[j].typename=="CompoundPathItem")
    {
    var cp=doc.layers[i].pageItems[j];
    for(c=0;c<cp.pathItems.length;c++)
    {
    var pathColor = cp.pathItems[c].fillColor;
    }
    }
    }
    }

    3 replies

    daitranthanhoa
    daitranthanhoaCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    June 15, 2020

    You can try this script:

    var doc = app.activeDocument;
    for (i=0; i<doc.layers.length; i++) {
    for(j=0;j<doc.layers[i].pageItems.length;j++)
    {
    if(doc.layers[i].pageItems[j].typename=="PathItem" ||
    doc.layers[i].pageItems[j].typename=="TextFrame")
    {
    var fillcolor = doc.layers[i].pageItems[j].fillColor;
    }
    else if(doc.layers[i].pageItems[j].typename=="CompoundPathItem")
    {
    var cp=doc.layers[i].pageItems[j];
    for(c=0;c<cp.pathItems.length;c++)
    {
    var pathColor = cp.pathItems[c].fillColor;
    }
    }
    }
    }

    contraidaulong
    contraidaulongAuthor
    Participant
    June 15, 2020

    Thank you daitranthanhoa,

    It's the thing I'm looking for.

    Cám ơn bạn nhiều.

      Charu Rajput
      Community Expert
      Charu RajputCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 15, 2020

      Hi,

      What I understand that, you want to use layer color as a fillColorfor each item inside the layer.

      You can try following snippet. But this will fill only pathItems, not groupItems and compoundPaths.

       

      var doc = app.activeDocument;
for (i = 0; i < doc.layers.length; i++) {
  var _layer = doc.layers[i];
  var layerColor = doc.layers[i].color;
  for (var j = 0; j < _layer.pageItems.length; j++) {
    var _pageItem = _layer.pageItems[j];
    _pageItem.fillColor = layerColor;
  }
}

       

      Let us know if this works for you.

      Best regards
      contraidaulong
      contraidaulongAuthor
      Participant
      June 15, 2020

      Thank Charu,

       

      I mean I've just only want to get the item color property inside every layers, not applying layer color to its children.

      Charu Rajput
      Community Expert
      Charu RajputCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 15, 2020

      OK, so you can get color property of each layer using color property. The following will give color of first layer. If you want color of each layer you can loop over all layers and get the color of each layer.

       

      var doc = app.activeDocument;
var layerColor = doc.layers[0].color;

       

      I hope this helps you.

       

      Best regards
      andrewh92075852
      andrewh92075852
      Known Participant
      June 15, 2020

      I would also like to know how this might be achieved.

       

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