Action Manager Javascript Code to get a Color Overlay not working in Beta 25.2.0

[TomT-shirts]

We use a javascript using Action Manager code to retrieve the color of a Color Overlay Layer Effect on the current layer.

We've been using the same script since Photoshop CS6, and I just confirmed that it still works in PS CC2021, CC2022, and CC2023. But not in Beta 25.2.0.

Here's the script:

getOverlay();
function getOverlay(){
	var ref = new ActionReference();
	ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); 
	var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
	if(!desc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID( 'layerEffects' ))) {
		return undefined;
	}
	if(!desc.getBoolean (stringIDToTypeID( 'layerFXVisible'))) {
		return undefined;
	}
	desc = desc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('layerEffects'));
	if(!desc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID( 'solidFill'))) {
		return undefined;
	}
	var desc = desc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('solidFill'));
	var cColour = getColorFromDescriptor(desc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('color')), typeIDToCharID(desc.getClass(stringIDToTypeID('color'))));
	return cColour.rgb.hexValue;
	function getColorFromDescriptor(colorDesc, keyClass) {
		var colorObject = new SolidColor();
	 	switch (keyClass) {
	  		case 'Grsc':
				colorObject.grey.grey = color.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('Gry '));
				break;
	 		case 'RGBC':
		 		colorObject.rgb.red = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('Rd  '));
		  		colorObject.rgb.green = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('Grn '));
		  		colorObject.rgb.blue = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('Bl  '));
		  		break;
			case 'CMYC':
		  		colorObject.cmyk.cyan = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('Cyn '));
		  		colorObject.cmyk.magenta = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('Mgnt'));
		  		colorObject.cmyk.yellow = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('Ylw '));
		  		colorObject.cmyk.black = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('Blck'));
		  		break;
			case 'LbCl':
		  		colorObject.lab.l = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('Lmnc'));
		  		colorObject.lab.a = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('A   '));
		  		colorObject.lab.b = colorDesc.getDouble(charIDToTypeID('B   '));
		  		break;
			default:
				return null;
			}
		return colorObject;
	};
};

In prior Photoshop, for an RGB Color in a Color Overlay Layer Effect, this returns the hex code of the assigned color. In Beta 25.2.0, it returns:

- Error 8800: General Photoshop error occurred. This functionality may not be available in this version of Photoshop.
- The command “Get” is not currently available.
Line: 6
->  	var desc = executeActionGet(ref);

I'm testing the Beta on MacOS 13.5.1 (22G90) on a 2018 Mac Mini Intel i7.

The steps to reproduce are:

create a new document

double-click "Background" layer in the Layers panel to make it a regular layer

double -click the layer to in the Layers panel again to bring up the Layer Styles box

click the checkbox for "Color Overlay" to add a color ocerlay layer effect

click "OK" to apply it

Run the javascript posted above (from ExtendScript Toolkit, or save as text file and use File->Scripts-Browse and select the script, or run from Applescript using "tell application "Photoshop" to do script"

[TomT-shirts · Accepted solution]

I just tested this in Photoshop 2024  v25.4.0 and it works there. I also tried in Beta v25.5.0, and it worked there too. So whatever wasn't working in 25.2.0 seems to be fixed.

[TomT-shirts]

I couldn't find a way to mark this as "resolved." I don't know if that requires an admin, or what. Let me know if there's something I can do.