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michelk51369757
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February 6, 2020
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script to detect two layers define clipping mask

  • February 6, 2020
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Hello all scripters,

Two layers define a clipping mask:

This is a rectangular dynamic form and a High Res smart Object.

 

Now, in a script, I have to detect that these two layers form the clipping mask.

By now, I see no property that I could use: Document.layerSets and Document.layerComps are empty, and Layers' properties don't indicate these two layers are related.

Any Idea?

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    Correct answer r-bin
    For the first layer, the property "grouped" == true

    Analyze layers down on the stack.
    When you find a layer with "grouped" == false, you will get a second layer.
     

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    Brainiac
    February 6, 2020
    For the first layer, the property "grouped" == true

    Analyze layers down on the stack.
    When you find a layer with "grouped" == false, you will get a second layer.
     
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      michelk51369757Author
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      February 7, 2020

      Thank you, I didn't see in the JS CC Ref 2019 guide that this property 'grouped' is related to a clipping mask 🙂

      Is this property related to other grouping technique or just the clipping mask?

      Thank you, this will help me to automate a complex workflow with resizing.

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      Brainiac
      February 7, 2020
      Previously, when there were no folder-groups in Photoshop, the clipping layers were called grouped. The name of the property was left unchanged.
       
       
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