ActLayer.md

ActLayer

Description

Function ActLayer returns a handle to the currently active layer in a document.

FUNCTION ActLayer : HANDLE;

def vs.ActLayer():
    return HANDLE

Remarks

For changing the active layer you can use Layer.

Examples

resultH := ActLayer;

activeLayerName = vs.GetLName( vs.ActLayer() )

if ( objH == None ) or ( vs.IsNewCustomObject( vs.GetName( objH ) ) ):
	containerHandle = vs.ActLayer()

See also in tutorials: 10. Iterate the Drawing and Report a Summary, 23. Count Objects by Criteria (Formula-Driven), 25. Geometric Property Extraction Table, 27. Formatted Wall Schedule

See Also

VS Functions: ActiveClass | ActSymDef | GetLName

Version

Availability: from All Versions

Category

• Layers