Illustrator29

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Object

Layer

A layer.

Properties

Name	Type	Access	Description
	Int32	readonly	The absolute drawing order of the layer.
	KnockoutState	read/write	Is the artwork used to create a knockout.
	BlendModes +4 more	read/write	The mode used when compositing an object.
	RGBColor	read/write	Color used when outlining artwork in this layer.
	CompoundPathItems<CompoundPathItem>	readonly	The compound path artwork in this layer.
	Boolean	read/write	Is rendered as dimmed in this layer?
	GraphItems<GraphItem>	readonly	The graph art items in this layer.
	GridRepeatItems<GridRepeatItem>	readonly	The grid repeat items in this layer.
	GroupItems<GroupItem>	readonly	The group items in this layer.
	Boolean	read/write	Is any artwork in this layer selected? Setting this property to false deselects all artwork in the layer.
	Boolean	read/write	Is the artwork isolated.
	Layers<Layer>	readonly	Nested layers.
	LegacyTextItems<LegacyTextItem>	readonly	The text frame items in this story.
	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer editable?
	MeshItems<MeshItem>	readonly	The mesh art items in this layer.
	String	read/write	The layer's name.
	NonNativeItems<NonNativeItem>	readonly	The non-native art items in this layer.
	Number	read/write	The layer's opacity (between 0.0 and 100.0)
	PageItems<PageItem>	readonly	All the artwork in this layer.
	The	readonly	The object's container.
	PathItems<PathItem>	readonly	The path artwork in this layer.
	PlacedItems<PlacedItem>	readonly	The placed art items in this layer.
	PluginItems<PluginItem>	readonly	The plugin art items in this layer.
	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer rendered in preview mode?
	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer printable?
	RadialRepeatItems<RadialRepeatItem>	readonly	The radial repeat items in this layer.
	RasterItems<RasterItem>	readonly	The raster art items in this layer.
	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer sliced (default: false)
	SymbolItems<SymbolItem>	readonly	The symbol items in this layer.
	SymmetryRepeatItems<SymmetryRepeatItem>	readonly	The symmetry repeat items in this layer.
	TextFrameItems<TextFrameItem>	readonly	The text frame items in this layer.
	String	readonly	The class name of the object.
	Boolean	read/write	Is the layer visible?
	Int32	readonly	The drawing order of the layer.

Methods

→ Layer

Move the object.

relativeObject Object

insertionLocation ElementPlacement

→ void

Deletes this object.

→ void

Deletes all elements.

→ void

Arranges the layer relative to other layers.

zOrderCmd ZOrderMethod How to arrange the layer.

Object of 2

Properties elsewhere that hold a Layer.

Document.activeLayer PageItem.layer

Return 3

Methods that return a Layer.

Layer.move()Layers.add()Layers.getByName()