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Index of layer, counting only layers with specific name
I have a comp with many layers. Some of those layers have “Control Layer” in their name. I’m looking for an expression to put on those layers, to get its number in the order. So if it’s the fifth control layer, it would give a result of 5, even if that layer’s actual index is higher.
I really appreciate any guidance anyone can give me.
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5 Replies
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Something like this:
count = 0;
for (i = 1; i <= index; i++){
if (thisComp.layer(i).name.indexOf("Control Layer") == 0) count++;
}
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That’s it, thanks so much Dan.
I should add that as it is written, this expression works to find the order of the layer, counting only the layers whose names BEGIN with “Control Layer”. I should have specified my layers have “Control Layer” in the name, but they don’t start with that string of characters. I simply changed the “==” in the if statement to “>”, and it seems to do what I need now.
Thanks again.
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Thank you for solving this issue, Dan!
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In that case, I would change it to > -1
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Great, I’ll do that. Thanks
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