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Table 5.63 Layer — Properties (Continued)
Property
TextFrames
Visible
ZOrderPosition
Table 5.64 Layer — Methods
Method
Delete()
Move(
relativeObject as Object,
insertionLocation as
AiElementPlacement)
Paste()
ZOrder(zOrderCmd As AiZOrderMethod)
Notes
Illustrator's Layer object contains all of the PageItems in the specific layer as elements. Your
script can access PageItems as elements of either the Layer object or as elements of the
Document object. When accessing PageItems as elements of a layer, only objects in that layer
can be accessed. To access PageItems throughout the entire document, be sure to refer to them
as contained by the document.
The Move method does not change the position of the object on the art board, it changes the
order in which Illustrator draws the objects, and the containment hierarchy. It also places the
object in the specified container, behind all other such objects.
Example 33.1
Dim appRef As New Illustrator.Application
Dim frontDocument As Illustrator.Document
Dim bottomLayer As Illustrator.Layer
Dim countOfLayers As Integer
R/O Value type
R/O
TextFrameItems
collection object
Boolean
R/O
Long
Returns
Nothing
Nothing
Nothing
Nothing
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What it is
The TextFrames contained in this
Layer
If true, this Layer is visible
The position of this Layer within the
stacking order of Layers in the
document
What it does
Delete the object
Move an art item, specifying the new location
and position
Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the
Layer; if the associated document is the
frontmost then all pasted objects remain
selected after the paste
Arranges the Layer's position in the stacking
order of Layers in this document
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