Layer
A layer.
Layer Properties
| Property |
Type |
Access |
Description |
| AllGraphics |
Array of Graphics |
read |
All graphics contained by the object. |
| AllPageItems |
Array of PageItems |
read |
All page items contained by the object. |
| Buttons |
Buttons |
read |
The buttons contained by the object. |
| FormFields |
FormFields |
read |
The form fields contained by the object. |
| GraphicLines |
GraphicLines |
read |
The graphic lines contained by the object. |
| Groups |
Groups |
read |
The groups contained by the object. |
| Guides |
Guides |
read |
Every guide. |
| Id |
Long |
read |
A unique number identifying the object. |
| IgnoreWrap |
Boolean |
r/w |
If true, text wrap on this layer will be ignored when the layer is hidden. |
| Index |
Long |
read |
Index of the object within its parent object. |
| Label |
String |
r/w |
A label that can be set to any string. |
| LayerColor |
Array of 3 Doubles (0 – 255), idUIColors enumeration (see table at end of chapter) |
r/w |
The color of the layer. |
| Locked |
Boolean |
r/w |
If true, the object is locked. |
| LockGuides |
Boolean |
r/w |
If true, guides on this layer are locked. |
| Name |
String |
r/w |
The name of the object. |
| Ovals |
Ovals |
read |
All ovals contained by the object. |
| PageItems |
PageItems |
read |
The page items contained by the object. |
| Parent |
Object |
read |
The parent of the object. |
| Polygons |
Polygons |
read |
The polygons contained by the object. |
| Rectangles |
Rectangles |
read |
The rectangles contained by the object. |
| ShowGuides |
Boolean |
r/w |
If true, guides on this layer are shown. |
| TextFrames |
TextFrames |
read |
The text frames contained by the object. |
| Visible |
Boolean |
r/w |
If true, the layer is visible. |
Layer Methods
| Method |
Returns |
Description |
| Delete |
Nothing |
Deletes the object. |
| Duplicate |
Object |
Duplicates the object. |
| ExtractLabel |
String |
Gets the content of the label associated with the specified key (name). |
| InsertLabel |
Nothing |
Sets the content of the label associated with the specified key (name), creating the label if it does not already exist. |
| Merge |
Layer |
Merge with another layer. |
| Move |
Object |
Move the Layer before/after another Layer, or to beginning/end. |
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