Select item(s) in layer

[AsOne]

Hi all,

How do I select Item(s) in specific layer name

my code is

var layer=app.activeDocument.layers.everyItem().getElements("Info Layer");

can any one correct this, help will be appreciate

Thanks

Steve

[Sajeev Sridharan]

myObject = app.documents[0].pageItems;

for (var i=0; i <myObject.length; i++)

{

    if(myObject.itemLayer.name=="Info Layer")

    {

        myObject.select();

    }

}

Vandy

[Trevor:]

Hi Steve & Vandy

No need to do a loop

Turn all Items yellow

app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("Layer 1").pageItems.everyItem().fillColor = "Yellow"

Get Elements

myLayersItems = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("Layer 1").pageItems.everyItem().getElements()

Trevor

[csm_phil]

HI Trevor,

I have a doubt with the below js lines, If steve want to move the particular layer page items. In this case the below lines not working, So we have to loop it? Because he request to select the particular layer page items. so that, vandy loop the page items right!

Turn all Items yellow

app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("Layer 1").pageItems.everyItem().fillColor = "Yellow"

Get Elements

myLayersItems = app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("Layer 1").pageItems.everyItem().getElements()

thx,

csm_phil

[Trevor:]

Sorry Phil, I don't agree with you on this.

There is very rarely a case for "Selecting" an object,

To move the all the items to another layer one would just use

app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("Layer 1").pageItems.everyItem().move(app.activeDocument.layers.itemByName("Layer 2"))

Trevor

[Dave_Saunders]

Let's just clarify that Trevor's examples work only if the active document has layers with the exact names he's using in his sample code.

Dave

[Trevor:]

But with a limited amount of imagination it can be quite easily adapted

[csm_phil · Accepted solution]

Hi Steve,

Please try the below JS code, I just alernate the vandy method.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var mylayer = myDoc.layers.itemByName("Layer 2");
for (var i=0; i <mylayer.allPageItems.length; i++){
        mylayer.allPageItems.select();
        }

thx,

csm_phil