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Count layers in a composition with a certain name
Hey,
so I know of the expression; thisComp.numLayers
The problem with it is that it counts every layer. I want a sort of filter, that will only count the layers starting with a certain name. So:
Layer_01
Layer_02
Layer_03
Image_01
Layer_04
Image_02It only counts the two layers that start with “Image”.
I’m not sure if it’s even possible – just wanted to know before I ruled it out as an option
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I don’t know if this is the most efficient method, but it works.
layerNumber = 0;//start the counting of layers at 0
layerStartWith = "Image";//the word with which the layers should start
for(i=1;i<=thisComp.numLayers;i++){
if (thisComp.layer(i).name.slice(0,layerStartWith.length) == layerStartWith) layerNumber =layerNumber +1;
}
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