Toggle layer's Opacity On/Off using a Checkbox

Toggle layer's Opacity On/Off using a Checkbox

by Mervin James

on Jan 21, 2019 at 7:30:43 pm
Last Edited By Mervin James on Jan 21, 2019 at 7:32:33 pm

So Im trying to turn a layer on and off using this well known expression, in After Effects 2019 and for the hell of it I dont know why it isnt working. It works fine in After Effects 2015 and 2018. So im thinking 2019 has a problem or something. Here is a screenshot below. Any help if appreciated.

I have also tried using the expresson below also with no luck:

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thisComp.layer("Adjustment Layer 1").effect("Checkbox Control")("Checkbox") ==1)100 else 0;

Re: Toggle layer's Opacity On/Off using a Checkbox

by Dan Ebberts

on Jan 21, 2019 at 7:39:32 pm

The new JavaScript expression engine is more strict about the syntax for single-line if/else statements. This should work:

thisComp.layer("Adjustment Layer 1").effect("Checkbox Control")("Checkbox") == 0){0}else{100};

Dan

Re: Toggle layer's Opacity On/Off using a Checkbox

by Alex Printz

on Jan 21, 2019 at 7:47:03 pm

could do it like a ternary operator as well:

thisComp.layer("Adjustment Layer 1").effect("Checkbox Control")("Checkbox") == 1 ? 100 : 0;

Alex Printz
Mograph Designer

Re: Toggle layer's Opacity On/Off using a Checkbox

by Mervin James

on Jan 21, 2019 at 8:03:59 pm

Very thankful for the responses Dan and Alex. Both work flawlessly.