i'm stuck with a script that detects which layer is visible in a (sub)layerset (aka Group) with the name "Color".
The script below checks for all visible layers and selects them. I can't get it working to do the same thing ONLY in the mentioned layerset.
Any help would be highly appreciated!
#target photoshop
app.bringToFront();
main();
function main(){
if(!documents.length) return;
var Vis = getVisLayers();
deselectLayers();
for(var a in Vis){
selectLayerById(Number(Vis[a]),true);
}
}
function getVisLayers(){
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
var count = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID('NmbL')) +1;
var Names=[];
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
var i = 0; }catch(e){ var i = 1; };
for(i;i<count;i++){
if(i == 0) continue;
ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), i );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var layerName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm ' ));
var Id = desc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID( 'layerID' ));
if(layerName.match(/^<\/Layer group/) ) continue;
var layerType = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue( stringIDToTypeID( 'layerSection' )));
var isLayerSet =( layerType == 'layerSectionContent') ? false:true;
var vis = desc.getBoolean(charIDToTypeID( "Vsbl" ));
if(!isLayerSet && vis) Names.push(Id);
};
return Names;
};
function selectLayerById(ID, add) {
add = (add == undefined) ? add = false : add;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), ID);
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref);
if (add) {
desc.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelection'));
}
desc.putBoolean(charIDToTypeID('MkVs'), false);
executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
}
function deselectLayers() {
var desc01 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref01 = new ActionReference();
ref01.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc01.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref01 );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID('selectNoLayers'), desc01, DialogModes.NO );
};
Thanks to @Ghoul Fool i finally managed to get this working. I changed the code a bit as i only need to check which layer is visible and store this name as a variable. Would be great if someone more skilled could correct my code for others who will use it or parts of it.
Thanks again
// Checking which layer is visible in layeset (group) "Colors" in "Mockup.psd" aka mockupDoc and store it's name for later use in the "save" part.
var front = mockupDoc.layerSets.getByName("Front");
var colors = front.layerSets.getByName("Colors");
for (var m = colors.layers.length - 1; m >= 0; m--)
{
var theLayer = colors.layers[m];
if (theLayer.typename == "ArtLayer")
{
if (theLayer.visible == true)
{
// Sets a variable for the name of the visible Layer in the "Colors" Group, so i can use it later as a part of the Filename when saving.
var activeColor = theLayer.name;
}
}
};