layer.textItem is undefined

[Ba Nguyen]

Hello everyone!

I've try to create an UXP plugin by javascript on Photoshop v23.5. 

But when I get text content of layer with: layer.textItem, I've got "undefined".

Please help!

layer = require("photoshop").app.activeDocument.layers.getByName("text1");
console.log(layer.kind); # => "text"
console.log(layer.textItem); # => undefined 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible? 

If you mean the text itself you need layer.textItem.contents

[MS31198329wywq]

I was facing the same issue.
Found out that access to layer.textItem is supported from v24.2
reference: Layer (adobe.com) 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Could someone just post a meaningful screenshot? 

Found out that access to layer.textItem is supported from v24.2
reference: Layer (adobe.com) 

The oldest JavaScript Reference I found is for CS4 and the property textItem existed back then. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

textItem seems to work perfectly fine in Photoshop CC 2019 (the oldest running version I have access to here). 

And in Photoshop 2023 naturally, too. 

[MS31198329wywq]

What you are referring to is CEP js scripting. CEP / Extendscript does have support for layer.textItem.
@Ba Nguyen 's query was about developing a plugin for Photoshop v23.5 using UXP.
Docs Reference

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Thanks; sorry, I had misunderstood the OP.