Layers

A collections class allowing for array access into the applications list of layers on a document, while also providing familiar methods from ExtendScript, like getByName

javascript

// Iterate through all the top layers of frontmost document
app.activeDocument.layers.forEach(h => console.log(h.name));

Indexable

▪ [index: number]: Layer

Used to access the layers in the collection.

javascript

// Iterate through all the top layers of frontmost document
app.activeDocument.layers.forEach(h => console.log(h.name));

Properties

Name	Type	Access	Min Version	Description
length	number	R	22.5	Number of Layer elements in this collection.
typename	string	R	22.5	The name for this object collection: Layers.

Methods

add

async : Promise<Layer>

Create a new layer.

javascript

let newDoc1 = await app.activeDocument.layers.add();

getByName

Layer

Find the first layer with the matching name.

Parameters

Name	Type
`name`	string