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Scripting – Set Layer Selection
I have a script that applies an effect. The effect has a layer dropdown menu. I would like to change the layer selected by inputting a numeric value. I’m not sure if this is close.
var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var myLayers = myComp.selectedLayers[0];
myParent = myLayers.effect("Parent Me")("Select Parent");
myParent.selection = 3;
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8 Replies
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I think this should work
var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var myLayers = myComp.selectedLayers[0];
myParent = myLayers.effect("Parent Me")("Select Parent");
myParent.setValue(3);
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Thank you for your response. I gave it a go, but it doesn’t change the value. The effect is a pseudo-effect. Maybe that makes a difference?
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That seems like the correct syntax, unless there’s something unusual going on. Maybe you can post a screen shot?
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I had another line of code that was interfering with it working. The last thing I would like to do is use the value from a text field box in the script to generate the number, but I might be going about it wrong.
var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var myLayers = myComp.selectedLayers[0];
var myIndex = edittext1.value;
myParent = myLayers.effect("Parent Me")("Select Parent");
myParent.setValue(myIndex);
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Depending on what edittext1 is, it might be:
var myIndex = parseInt(edittext1.text,10);
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Maybe I have something in the text field incorrect? I still can’t get it to parse the value. My text field in the script is as follows.
var edittext1 = group1.add('edittext {justify: "center", properties: {name: "edittext1"}}');
edittext1.text = "";
edittext1.helpTip = "Enter the parent layer index.";
edittext1.preferredSize.width = 40;
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So you did change from .value to .text in your myIndex definition and it didn’t help?
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I just realized that var edittext1 from the UI was outside the function so the value from the field wasn’t being transferred. It’s working now. Thank you for your help!
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