[SOLVED] Name layers + number

[JosethSC]

hi, im creating a tool panel with some buttons to agilize the workflow. I made a NEW LAYER button but it creates my layers with a single name, how could I make it like the default new Layer? (Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer 3)
if there is any place where I can check a documentation about it ill be more than happy to dig into that
thanks

[behreandtjeremy]

Hi @JosethSC,

Take a look at the tail end of this thread:

Create New Continuous Layer

@behreandtjeremy That’s a great point, I also didn’t even think about groups! I’d suggest a recursive implementation that doesn’t count the actual groups themselves as layers: local function CountLayers(layers) local sum = 0 for _, layer in ipairs(layers) do if layer.layers == nil then sum = sum + 1 else sum = sum + CountLayers(layer.layers) end end return sum end -- The rest of the code... newLayer.name = "Layer " .. CountLay…

The basic idea is to loop through the sprite layers in a recursive function, counting layers except those in categories you don’t want (for example reference layers or the background layer). If the current layer is a group, then the recursive function calls itself, supplying the layer’s children.

Then create the layer and assign its name. For extra number formatting, look into Lua’s documentation on string.format.

[JosethSC]

thank you! will check the thread and try that out