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What expression would I research to do this?
Hi, I’m trying to grab a specific line from a list of text using expressions. So layer 1 is doing the grabbing, but layer 2 has a list that is like:
dog
cat
bat… do I have to use the ‘split’ javascript?
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4 Replies
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Yup, split is what you want. Assuming your words are separated by carriage returns, you could use something like this to pick out the word “cat” from your example:
s = thisComp.layer(“layer 2”).text.sourceText.split(String.fromCharCode(13));
s[1]Dan
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Hey, thanks for the help Dan! Do you know if you could direct me to a reference for javascript/expression ‘commands’ like split? Are there commands that can effect kerning/typeface/ect? Thanks again!
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Any good JavaScript reference will do, you just have to ignore the stuff that’s specific to web pages. I like “JavaScript the Definitive Guide” by David Flanagan.
Unfortunately you can’t control kerning or font selection from an expression. You can control tracking, line spacing, scale, and fill & stroke color though.
Dan
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