Object

Layer

A layer object.

Properties

Type	Access	Description
Boolean	read/write	If true, the layer's contents and settings are locked.
BlendMode +16 more	read/write	The mode to use when compositing an object.
UnitRect	readonly	If the Layer is a layer set, this property returns a reference to the corresponding layer set object.
UnitRect	readonly	Bounding rectangle of the Layer not including effects.
Int	readonly	The unique ID of this layer.
Int	readonly	The layer index sans layer groups, how Photoshop would index them.
Layer[]	readonly	The layers linked to this layer.
String	read/write	The name of the layer.
Number 0–100	read/write	The layer's master opacity (as a percentage). Range: 0.0 to 100.0.
The	readonly	The object's container.
String	readonly	The class name of the object.
Boolean	read/write	If true, the layer is visible.
XMPMetadata	readonly	XMP metadata associated with the Layer.

→ Layer

Duplicate this object.

relativeObject Object

insertionLocation ElementPlacement

→ void

Links the layer with the specified layer.

with Layer The layer to link to.

→ Layer

Move the object.

relativeObject Object

insertionLocation ElementPlacement

→ void

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layerSet? LayerSet

→ void

Deletes this object.

→ void

Deletes all elements.

→ void

Scales the object.

horizontal? Number The amount to scale the object horizontally (as a percentage).

vertical? Number The amount to scale the object vertically (as a percentage).

anchor? AnchorPosition The point to resize about.

→ void

Rotates the object.

angle Number The number of degrees to rotate the object.

anchor? AnchorPosition The point to rotate about.

→ void

Moves the object relative to its current position.

deltaX? UnitValue The amount to move the object horizontally.

deltaY? UnitValue The amount to move the object vertically.

→ void

Unlinks the layer.

Properties elsewhere that hold a Layer.

Method parameters that accept a Layer.

Methods that return a Layer.