for Illustrator Sorting Layers

sort_layers_for_AI.js

#target "Illustrator"

/**
 * sort layers (with sublayer)
 */

var doc = app.documents[0];
var lay = doc.layers;
var array_primary = [];
for (var i=0, iL=lay.length; i < iL ; i++) {
	if (lay[i].layers.length === 0) {
		array_primary.push( lay[i].name );
	}
	else {
		array_primary.push( lay[i].name );
		var array_secondary = [];
		for (var j=0, jL=lay[i].layers.length; j < jL ; j++) {
			array_secondary.push(lay[i].layers[j].name);
		};
		var result2 = array_secondary.sort( function (a,b) { return a > b });
		// sort sublayers
		sort_layer (lay[i], result2);
	}
};
var result1 = array_primary.sort( function(a,b) { return a > b } );

// sort layers
sort_layer (doc, result1);

function sort_layer (obj, array) {
	for (var ri=0, riL=array.length; ri < riL ; ri++) {
		obj.layers.getByName(array[ri]).zOrder( ZOrderMethod.SENDTOBACK );
	};
}

Hey Milligramme,

Thank you for making this script, it's a step in a great direction. One question though: Is there any way for this script to sort the bottom most layer, or the layer with the object on it?

Basically what I'm trying to achieve is a layer group by state, then by provider, then by city, then the dot representing the city.
Example:

• Wyoming
  -- Charter
  --- Cable
  ---- Gillette, WY
  ---- Casper, WY
  ---- Albin, WY

That above script so far will sort everything except the final (deepest) layer, the one with the object (my dot). So my Cities are still unsorted alphabetically. I've tried moving them to the top level just in-case they were too "deep" in the layering, but that didn't make any difference.

Thanks

Hey Milligramme,

I've found a way to sort the pathItems within Adobe Illustrator:

• https://forums.adobe.com/message/7093695#7093695

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