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October 12, 2018
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How to Toggle "Smart Filters" on/off?

  • October 12, 2018
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I want to toggle smart filters on/off for a named layer. I used "ScriptListener" to create this code, but I'd rather have it toggle visibility. Can someone show me how to accomplish that in Javascript? Thank you!

// Hide Smart Filter Effects (Layer 1)
var idHd = charIDToTypeID( "Hd  " );
    var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref1 = new ActionReference();
        var idfilterFX = stringIDToTypeID( "filterFX" );
        ref1.putClass( idfilterFX );
        var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
        ref1.putName( idLyr, "Layer 1" );
    desc3.putReference( idnull, ref1 );
executeAction( idHd, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
// Show Smart Filter Effects (Layer 1)
var idShw = charIDToTypeID( "Shw " );
    var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref2 = new ActionReference();
        var idfilterFX = stringIDToTypeID( "filterFX" );
        ref2.putClass( idfilterFX );
        var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
        var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
        var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
        ref2.putEnumerated( idLyr, idOrdn, idTrgt );
    desc6.putReference( idnull, ref2 );
executeAction( idShw, desc6, DialogModes.NO );
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Correct answer r-bin

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var r = new ActionReference();    
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("smartObjectMore"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
var vis = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("smartObjectMore")).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("filterFX")).getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("enabled"));
var d = new ActionDescriptor();
var r = new ActionReference();
r.putClass(stringIDToTypeID("filterFX"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);
executeAction(vis?stringIDToTypeID("hide"):stringIDToTypeID("show"), d, DialogModes.NO);

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r-binCorrect answer
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October 12, 2018

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var r = new ActionReference();    
r.putProperty(stringIDToTypeID("property"), stringIDToTypeID("smartObjectMore"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
var vis = executeActionGet(r).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("smartObjectMore")).getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("filterFX")).getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("enabled"));
var d = new ActionDescriptor();
var r = new ActionReference();
r.putClass(stringIDToTypeID("filterFX"));
r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), stringIDToTypeID("ordinal"), stringIDToTypeID("targetEnum"));
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);
executeAction(vis?stringIDToTypeID("hide"):stringIDToTypeID("show"), d, DialogModes.NO);
    rcraighead
    rcraigheadAuthor
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    October 14, 2018

    Thank you, r-bin​! That's exactly what I was looking for. I'll try to learn something from your code.

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    October 15, 2018

    If you develop the knowledge to use executeActionGet clone me  a copy of that knowledge at my age I don't want to learn it one my own.

    r-bin is a great asset to this forum.

    JJMack
      JJMack
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      JJMackCommunity Expert
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      October 12, 2018

      To toggle all the smart fitters on a smart object layer you would need to get the current state of the visibility icon by the layers  filter mask then change that state. The Scriptlistener only seems to record executeAction  steps like you show.  To show and hide.  You  would need to get to do some executeActionGet(ref) for the layer or perhaps the active to get the current state and the use the correct setting "Shw " or "Hd  " in the executeAction( ?) step.  The code you show one step Hide seems to idenyify the layer name the Show step must be for the current actuve layer I see noe layer name.

      I do not knonw how to write the executeActionGet(ref) part I always search for code where other have coded that part and steal(reuse) their code.

      greek for me

      JJMack
      rcraighead
      rcraigheadAuthor
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      October 12, 2018

      Thanks JJMack​

      I was hoping some variation of this script would work. It toggles a layer on or off.

      var Doc = app.activeDocument
      Doc.layers.getByName('Threshold 1').visible ^= 1;
      Geppetto Luis
      Geppetto Luis
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      October 12, 2018

      The Kukurykus script works for me

      // script

      function layers(v) {  
           function sTT(v) {return stringIDToTypeID(v)}  
        
           (ref = new ActionReference()).putEnumerated(sTT('document'), sTT('ordinal'),  
           sTT('targetEnum')); len = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(sTT('numberOfLayers'))  
        
          for(i = 1; i <= len;) {  /// POTRESTI METTERE 0 MA NON NE SONO SICURO
                (ref = new ActionReference()).putIndex(sTT('layer'), i++)  
                 if ((dsc = executeActionGet(ref)).getString(sTT('name')) == v) {  
                     (lst = new ActionList()).putReference(ref), dsc.putList(sTT('null'), lst)  
                     vis = sTT(dsc.getBoolean(sTT('visible')) ? 'hide' : 'show')  
                     executeAction(vis, dsc, DialogModes.NO)  
                }  
           }  
      }  
        
      layers('Threshold 1') 
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