How to duplicate the layer and than rename it ?

[Andy_Bat1]

Greetings to all.

I'm doing a little tool and I need to duplicate the layer, change name and so...

Tell me how to change the layer name ? After all, when duplicating app.activeDocument() layer in the Layers palette cursor remains on the same layer. Can be done through cross-array difficult, but I think that there is a simpler solution.

Thanks

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

Layers have a name-property that can be changed via Script.

// 2014, use it at your own risk;

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length > 0) {

var theDoc = app.activeDocument;

var theLayer = theDoc.activeLayer.duplicate(theDoc.activeLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE);

theLayer.name = "test";

theDoc.activeLayer = theLayer

};

[Andy_Bat1]

Thanks !!!

Where you can read the documentation about the DOM model of Photoshop?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

photoshop-cc-scripting-guide.pdf and photoshop-cc-javascript-ref.pdf are available online and ExtendScript Toolkit has an Object Model Viewer (check the Help-menu item).

[Andy_Bat1]

Sorry, but I could not find an example for this function "theDoc.activeLayer.duplicate(theDoc.activeLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE);" .Could you give a screenshot for me to understand where to look?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

In JavaScripts »function« has a special meaning and this line is not defined as a function.

The line is made up of several parts.

• the variable theDoc has already been set up before

• activeLayer is a property of Document

• duplicate is a method of Layer (though also of Channel, Document, PathItem)

• the stuff in the brackets are the optional arguments the method takes

You can look up the parts individually (except theDoc naturally) in the OMV.

[Andy_Bat1]

no No, you do not understand. Principles I know, but could not find how to use this function. To continue to ask stupid questions, show me the screenshot taken from the correct parameters?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I do not understand indeed.

What is the problem? Did the Script work or not?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Do you mean something like this?

[Andy_Bat1]

yes ! Thanks !