Is it possible to hide/show a layer by label using JSX scripting?

[Gotta Dance]

Hi Adobe folks, 

The body is pretty much the subject...

Is it possible to hide/show a layer by label using JSX scripting?

Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

[r-bin · Accepted solution]

var d = new ActionDescriptor();
var r = new ActionReference();
r.putName(stringIDToTypeID("layer"), "label"); // label here
d.putReference(stringIDToTypeID("null"), r);

executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("show"), d, DialogModes.NO); 

// or

//executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("hide"), d, DialogModes.NO); 

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

@Gotta Dance 

Your request is open to interpretation. I'm assumimg that you are referring to the ability to set a layer with a highlight colour:

labelCol

No Color = "none"

Red = "red"

Orange = "orange"

Yellow = "yellowColor"

Green = "green"

Blue = "blue"

Violet = "violet"

Gray = "gray"

I'm also guessing globally on all layers and or layer sets that share the label colour.

[Gotta Dance]

Hi guys,

Sorry for the delayed response, I've been really busy. I love both these answers, thanks so much.

Can Photoshop JSX work with conditional logic? Like would it be possible to say...

if (layer == "RED") {

  // hide all layers NOT red

}

?  

I would then want to Export -- Save to web (at like 40% quality or something). Then rotate to the next color, etc. That's the agenda.

Also is there good reference I can find online to get more exposure to JSX snytax? I know what want to say but I'm not sure how to say it.

Thanks again!

[Kukurykus]

Still you didn't say to us whether you meant name or label of layers?

[Gotta Dance]

Either I imagine would work, but I suppose the name of the layer would be a better approach for differentatation. As there are only 7 color labels, and an infinite count for names.

So for the sake of argument, name would probably best but as long as I could isolate a layer by some form of means that's what's intended.

[Kukurykus]

Loll, forgive me, I'm not sure what you asked in your original post for. The latest answer confuses me, that it's a little like you looked for name, but on the other hand you wanted the label 😛 If that's name, then please mark as correct solution the one provided by r-bin. If label then the one by Stephen_A_Marsh.

btw you may make a loop over layers to hide all of those which name / label is not red.

Photoshop Scripting

[Gotta Dance]

No worries, sorry if my question was vague. I don't entirely know what's possible so knowing what to ask was a bit in the dark. 

Thanks for the scripting guides too. It looks kind of like After Effects expressions or a similar way of accessing layers for command. I'll take a look at that and search for some examples to mod as well. 

Thanks everybody, big help!! 🙂