Layer

Description

A layer object.

Layers may contain nested layers, which are called sublayers in the user interface. The layer object contains all of the page items in the specific layer as elements. Your script can access page items as elements of either the layer object or the document object.

Properties

allLocked readonly	If true, the layer’s contents and settings are locked.
blendMode readonly	The mode to use when compositing an object.
bounds readonly	If the Layer is a layer set, this property returns a reference to the corresponding layer set object.
boundsNoEffects readonly	Bounding rectangle of the Layer not including effects.
id readonly	The unique ID of this layer.
itemIndex readonly	The layer index sans layer groups, how Photoshop would index them.
linkedLayers readonly	The layers linked to this layer.
name readonly	The name of the layer.
opacity readonly	The layer’s master opacity (as a percentage). Range: 0.0 to 100.0.
parent readonly	The object’s container.
typename readonly	The class name of the object.
visible readonly	If true, the layer is visible.
xmpMetadata readonly	XMP metadata associated with the Layer.

Methods

duplicate readonly	Duplicate this object.
link readonly	Links the layer with the specified layer.
move readonly	Move the object.
moveToEnd readonly	…
remove readonly	Deletes this object.
removeAll readonly	Deletes all elements.
resize readonly	Scales the object.
rotate readonly	Rotates the object.
translate readonly	Moves the object relative to its current position.
unlink readonly	Unlinks the layer.