sb.getLayerAttrs

    sb.getLayerAttrs(layer_name, tags...)

Get properties for a layer instance associated with a particular screen. The layer_name specifies either the fully qualified name of a layer instance using the ScreenName.LayerName naming convention or, if only the layer name is specified, the name will refer to a layer instance associated with the current screen The tags are a list of string properties associated with the layer instance and can include one or more of the following values:

x, y, width, height, alpha, hidden, xoffset, yoffset, scroll_enabled, geometry

A JS object containing the keys and their respective values is returned or nil if the layer can not be found.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
layerName	string	The model full path of the layer to get information about.
tags	string	One or more tags as strings.

Returns

Type	Description
object	A JS Object containing the tags as keys with the associated object value being the Storyboard value associated with that tag.

Example

    function checkIfHidden() {
        // check if my_layer is currently hidden
        var data = sb.getLayerAttrs("my_layer", "hidden")
        if(data.hidden == 1) {
            print("my_layer is currently hidden")
        } else {
            print("my_layer is currently visible")
        }
    }