• Adobe After Effects Expressions

  Expression Experts! Count Number of Groups within Shape Layer

  Posted by Brayden Blythe on October 3, 2024 at 8:52 pm

  Hello all, I need some expression help.

  I have a shape layer that has multiple shapes within the “Contents” group.

  I need a variable that is the total number of groups within “Contents”

  This seems like an easy task, but after trying a couple different methods… no luck. How can I accomplish this? Thank you in advance!

  Brie Clayton replied 1 year, 7 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Dan Ebberts

  October 3, 2024 at 9:18 pm

  Like this maybe:

  p = thisComp.layer("Shape Layer 1")("Contents");
  nGroups = 0;
  for (i = 1; i <= p.numProperties; i++){
    if (p(i).name.indexOf("Group") == 0) nGroups++;
  }
  nGroups
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  Brayden Blythe

  October 3, 2024 at 9:22 pm

  this did the trick! Thank you Dan!
• 

  Brie Clayton

  October 3, 2024 at 9:37 pm

  Thanks for solving this, Dan!

  

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