Layer

A layer.

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Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
absoluteZOrderPosition	Int32	readonly	The absolute drawing order of the layer.
artworkKnockout	KnockoutState KnockoutState.DISABLED KnockoutState.ENABLED KnockoutState.INHERITED KnockoutState.Unknown	read/write	Is the artwork used to create a knockout.
blendingMode	BlendModes BlendModes.COLORBLEND BlendModes.COLORBURN BlendModes.COLORDODGE BlendModes.DARKEN BlendModes.DIFFERENCE BlendModes.EXCLUSION BlendModes.HARDLIGHT BlendModes.HUE BlendModes.LIGHTEN BlendModes.LUMINOSITY BlendModes.MULTIPLY BlendModes.NORMAL BlendModes.OVERLAY BlendModes.SATURATIONBLEND BlendModes.SCREEN BlendModes.SOFTLIGHT	read/write	The mode used when compositing an object.
color	RGBColor	read/write	Color used when outlining artwork in this layer.
compoundPathItems	CompoundPathItems CompoundPathItem	readonly	The compound path artwork in this layer.
dimPlacedImages	Boolean	read/write	Is rendered as dimmed in this layer?
graphItems	GraphItems GraphItem	readonly	The graph art items in this layer.
gridRepeatItems	GridRepeatItems GridRepeatItem	readonly	The grid repeat items in this layer.
groupItems	GroupItems GroupItem	readonly	The group items in this layer.
hasSelectedArtwork	Boolean	read/write	Is any artwork in this layer selected? Setting this property to false deselects all artwork in the layer.
isIsolated	Boolean	read/write	Is the artwork isolated.
layers	Layers Layer	readonly	Nested layers.
legacyTextItems	LegacyTextItems LegacyTextItem	readonly	The text frame items in this story.
locked	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer editable?
meshItems	MeshItems MeshItem	readonly	The mesh art items in this layer.
name	String	read/write	The layer's name.
nonNativeItems	NonNativeItems NonNativeItem	readonly	The non-native art items in this layer.
opacity	Number	read/write	The layer's opacity (between 0.0 and 100.0)
pageItems	PageItems PageItem	readonly	All the artwork in this layer.
parent		readonly	The object's container.
pathItems	PathItems PathItem	readonly	The path artwork in this layer.
placedItems	PlacedItems PlacedItem	readonly	The placed art items in this layer.
pluginItems	PluginItems PluginItem	readonly	The plugin art items in this layer.
preview	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer rendered in preview mode?
printable	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer printable?
radialRepeatItems	RadialRepeatItems RadialRepeatItem	readonly	The radial repeat items in this layer.
rasterItems	RasterItems RasterItem	readonly	The raster art items in this layer.
sliced	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer sliced (default: false)
symbolItems	SymbolItems SymbolItem	readonly	The symbol items in this layer.
symmetryRepeatItems	SymmetryRepeatItems SymmetryRepeatItem	readonly	The symmetry repeat items in this layer.
textFrames	TextFrameItems TextFrameItem	readonly	The text frame items in this layer.
typename	String	readonly	The class name of the object.
visible	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer visible?
zOrderPosition	Int32	readonly	The drawing order of the layer.

Method Listing

Layer move (relativeObject:Object, insertionLocation:ElementPlacement)

Move the object.

Parameter	Type	Description
relativeObject	Object
insertionLocation	ElementPlacement

undefined remove ()

Deletes this object.

undefined removeAll ()

Deletes all elements.

undefined zOrder (zOrderCmd:ZOrderMethod)

Arranges the layer relative to other layers.

Parameter	Type	Description
zOrderCmd	ZOrderMethod ZOrderMethod.BRINGFORWARD ZOrderMethod.BRINGTOFRONT ZOrderMethod.SENDBACKWARD ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK	How to arrange the layer.

Parameter

Type

Description

zOrderCmd

ZOrderMethod

ZOrderMethod.BRINGFORWARD

ZOrderMethod.BRINGTOFRONT

ZOrderMethod.SENDBACKWARD

ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK

How to arrange the layer.