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AE2020 – Change font if text includes :
I have a text layer that I want to change font, if a certain requirement is met.
I currently have this expression, which changes the font of the Source text, by setting the ‘selection’ to one of two values (0 or 1):
selection = [‘Regular’, ‘Bold’];
fontFam = thisProperty.style.font.split(‘-‘);
createStyle().setFont(fontFam[0] + ‘-‘ + selection[0]);
I’m looking for an “if else” statement (or something similar) where if the Source text includes ‘:’ then ‘selection’ turns to 1 instead of 0
Can one of the expression wizards in here see a solution to this?
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2 Replies
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I left some spots where you can put your code. Just get rid of the “//” and all the code thereafter for those lines. Also, go check out https://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp where you can find a lot of wonderful ways to use Javascript for Expressions magic.
txt = text.sourceText;
temp = txt.search(“:”);
if (temp > 0) {
//[code for : exists]
} else {
//[code for : doesn’t exist]
}
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You sir are a saint!
And I much appreciate the link. Great stuff!
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