UtilsAPI

Utility helpers for working with nodes in the Creator API.

UtilsAPI interface

Utility helpers for working with nodes in the Creator API. Available on creator.utils.

Signature:

interface UtilsAPI

Remarks

Type-guard helpers let you narrow Layer | Shape unions safely. Most useful when iterating over creator.selection.nodes, which can contain a mix of layers and shapes.

Methods

Method	Description
isLayer(node)	Type guard that returns `true` when the given node is a Layer.
isShape(node)	Type guard that returns `true` when the given node is a Shape.

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Creator API

The TypeScript API for building LottieFiles Creator plugins and integrations