timeline.findLayerIndex()

#### Availability

Flash MX 2004.

#### Usage

timeline.findLayerIndex(name)

#### Parameters

name A string that specifies the name of the layer to find.

#### Returns

An array of index values for the specified layer. If the specified layer is not found, Animate returns undefined.

#### Description

Method; finds an array of indexes for the layers with the given name. The layer index is flat, so folders are considered part of the main index.

#### Example

The following example shows the index values of all layers named Layer 7 in the Output panel:

javascript

var layerIndex = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().findLayerIndex("Layer 7");

fl.trace(layerIndex);

The following example illustrates how to pass the values returned from this method back to
timeline.setSelectedLayers() (../Timeline_object/timeli47.md):

javascript

var layerIndex = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().findLayerIndex("Layer 1");

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().setSelectedLayers(layerIndexAnimate[0Animate], true);