Re: Search if a layersets with a specific name exist and execute a function if it is the case

This would check for a LayerSet if a name with DOM code – so it’s fairly slow.

var check = checkForLayersetNamed(app.activeDocument, false, "thisName");

alert (check);

////// function collect all layers //////

function checkForLayersetNamed (theParent, theCheck, theName) {

/* if (!allLayers) {var allLayers = new Array}

  else {};*/

  for (var m = theParent.layers.length - 1; m >= 0;m--) {

  var theLayer = theParent.layers[m];

// apply the function to layersets;

  if (theLayer.typename == "ArtLayer") {

// allLayers.push(theLayer)

  }

  else {

  if (theLayer.name == theName) {theCheck = true};

  theCheck = (checkForLayersetNamed(theLayer, theCheck, theName))

// allLayers.push(theLayer);

  }

  };

  return theCheck

  };

Below is AM code Paul Riggott posted some time ago in connection with linking Layer Masks.

Re: Automatically re-link layer masks

You could add a check for whether the Layer is a LayerSet, but if the name is the sole distinguishing feature this might work as a basis for your operations.

app.bringToFront();

main();

function main(){

if(!documents.length) return;

linkLayers();

}

function linkLayers(){

   var ref = new ActionReference();

   ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );

   var count = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID('NmbL')) +1;

   var Names=[];

try{

    activeDocument.backgroundLayer;

var i = 0; }catch(e){ var i = 1; };

   for(i;i<count;i++){

       if(i == 0) continue;

        ref = new ActionReference();

        ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), i );

        var desc = executeActionGet(ref);

        var layerName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm  ' ));

        var Id = desc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID( 'layerID' ));

        if(layerName.match(/^<\/Layer group/) ) continue;

 

/* you could insert your operations in an if clause here */

 

            }

};