JavaScript to make Solid Color Layer

[Chris Panny]

Hello,

I'm rusty on my javaScript for Photoshop CC 2015. I'm trying to get JS to make a new solid color layer, but can't find how to do this.

Here's the code I have so far, but when it's run, it just makes a new blank layer above the default background layer:

#target photoshop

var srcDoc=app.activeDocument;

var allDocs = app.documents;

  var lengthDocs = allDocs.length;

  var  mySolidColor = new SolidColor();

  mySolidColor.rgb.red=255;

  mySolidColor.rgb. green=255;

  mySolidColor.rgb.blue=255;

  var solidFillLayer=srcDoc.artLayers.add(mySolidColor);

[pixxxelschubser · Accepted solution]

Hi soundman1963​,

you need a solid color layer? (And not a pixelbased colored layer?)

Try something like this:

var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var ref1 = new ActionReference();
    var idcontentLayer = stringIDToTypeID( "contentLayer" );
    ref1.putClass( idcontentLayer );
desc5.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref1 );
    var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var desc8 = new ActionDescriptor();
            desc8.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Rd  " ), 255.000000 );
            desc8.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Grn " ), 0.000000 );
            desc8.putDouble( charIDToTypeID( "Bl  " ), 0.000000 );
        desc7.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Clr " ), charIDToTypeID( "RGBC" ), desc8 );
    desc6.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Type" ), stringIDToTypeID( "solidColorLayer" ), desc7 );
desc5.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "Usng" ), idcontentLayer, desc6 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " ), desc5, DialogModes.NO );

If so, have fun