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Layer Properties

Added: Nov 23, 2005 Level: Professional Software: Photoshop  
Author: FotoFects More by this author

If you are new to scripting for Photoshop, please view our Photoshop Scripting Basics tutorial for an introduction to Photoshop scripting and a few exercises about basic JavaScript.

1. Check for an opened document so that this script will only run if there is an opened document.

if (documents.length > 0) {

}

2. Type in the properties you would like to use. View the Properties for artLayer table below for a list of properties.

if (documents.length > 0) {
blendMode = BlendMode.Overlay;
opacity = 50;
name = "My Photoshop Layer";
}

3. Now we have to tell which layer the properties will be applied to.

if (documents.length > 0) {
activeDocument.activeLayer.blendMode = BlendMode.OVERLAY;
activeDocument.activeLayer.opacity = 50;
activeDocument.activeLayer.name = "My Photoshop Layer";
}

4. We can optimize the code by creating a variable for activeDocument.activeLayer.

if (documents.length > 0) {
var doc = activeDocument.activeLayer
doc.blendMode = BlendMode.OVERLAY;
doc.opacity = 50;
doc.name = "My Photoshop Layer";
}

5. Save the file and run the script inside Photoshop (File> Scripts> Browse). Make sure that you have a document opened or else the script will do nothing.

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Properties for artLayer

Property
Type
Description
allLocked
Boolean
Locks or unlocks a layer.
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Code used in example: allLocked = true
blendMode
BlendMode constant
Sets the blend mode for the layer.
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Code used in example: blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL
fillOpacity Number Changes the opacity of the filled areas in the layer.
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Code used in example: fillOpacity = 100%
grouped Boolean Groups the layer with the layer below it.
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Code used in example: grouped = true
isBackgroundLayer Boolean Sets the layer as the background layer. Will only work if there are no Background layer.
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Code used in example: isBackgroundLayer = true
kind LayerKind constant Sets the type of layer to either NORMAL or TEXT. Changing a layer to a TEXT layer will only work if the layer is empty/transparent.
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Code used in example: kind = LayerKind.TEXT
linkedLayers Array Set the layers that are linked with the layer.
name String The name of the layer.
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Code used in example: name = "Layer 3"
opacity Number Opacity of the layer.
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Code used in example: opacity = 100
parent Document or layerSet object The parent object that contains this layer.
pixelsLocked Boolean Locks or unlocks the pixels of a layer.
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Code used in example: pixelsLocked = true
positionLocked Boolean Locks or unlocks the position of a layer.
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Code used in example: positionLocked = true
textItem TextItem object The text used in the layer. For text layers only.
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Code used in example: textItem.size = 10;
transparentPixelsLocked Boolean Locks or unlocks the transparent areas.
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Code used in example: transparentPixelsLocked = true
visible Boolean Sets the layer's visiblity.
Layer Properties
Code used in example: visible = true


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