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simplify a whole array of expressions
Hi,
I was hoping someone could help me with a expression i’m working on. I’m trying te make a message pop up box like whatsapp, if a new message pop up from below, the previous messages slide up. I use a null controller to control the y-position of all de messages ( rectangle shape layers). And this is what I have so far.As you can see, the only difference between a,b,c and so on is the index number.
I think instead of the “linear(thisComp.layer(index+X).transform…” it can be a lot shorter and cleaner, something that can look at active.layers and fill in the number automatically.I hope i’m explaining this right and someone could help me?
a = linear(thisComp.layer(index+1).transform.scale[1],0,100,transform.yPosition,transform.yPosition-thisComp.layer(index+1).content("Rectangle 1").content("Rectangle Path 1").size[1]);
b = linear(thisComp.layer(index+2).transform.scale[1],0,100,transform.yPosition,transform.yPosition-thisComp.layer(index+2).content("Rectangle 1").content("Rectangle Path 1").size[1]);
c = linear(thisComp.layer(index+3).transform.scale[1],0,100,transform.yPosition,transform.yPosition-thisComp.layer(index+3).content("Rectangle 1").content("Rectangle Path 1").size[1]);
d = linear(thisComp.layer(index+4).transform.scale[1],0,100,transform.yPosition,transform.yPosition-thisComp.layer(index+4).content("Rectangle 1").content("Rectangle Path 1").size[1]);
e = linear(thisComp.layer(index+5).transform.scale[1],0,100,transform.yPosition,transform.yPosition-thisComp.layer(index+5).content("Rectangle 1").content("Rectangle Path 1").size[1]);z= [a+b+c+d+ e];
z
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2 Replies
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Your expression is 5 lines long, it cant really be much shorter.
With a looop can achieve less text though:z=0;
for (i=1; i<6; i++){
L = thisComp.layer(index+i);
z += linear(L.transform.scale[1],0,100,transform.yPosition,transform.yPosition-L.content("Rectangle 1").content("Rectangle Path 1").size[1]);
};
z;You have to specify other layers either by their name, either by their index though.
There is no such thing as “thisComp.activeLayers”.Xavier
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Yes, this is what i’m talking about. The reason i’m asking is because i want to make the project like a template, and the number of layers varies, it can be 5 lines, maybe 15. I did find something like a counter (text source), it shows the number of active layers at current time:
n = 0;
for (i = 1; i < index; i++)
if (thisComp.layer(i).active)
n++;
(n)so it would look like this:
z=0;
for (i=1; i
thanks!Always learning
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