delete all layers including "abc"

[lee ky]

I am working on a photoshop sclipt.
in the layer name
I want to delete all layers including "abc".


for (d=1; d < 37 ; ) {
LayerName = "abc"+ d
RemoveLayers(LayerName);
d++;
}

function RemoveLayers(LayerName){

for(var i = 0; i < 15 ; ){


var Layers = documents[0].artLayers;
if (Layers[0].name == LayerName) {
Layers[0].remove();
}

i++;

}


}

[Dormeur74]

This is an old problem we met with dropdown lists with all Visual languages (Visual Basic, Delphi, etc.).
When you want to delete items in a combo or list, you must do it from the last item to the first.
Same thing with layers. You must begin to delete from background to the upper layer. If you begin at 0, it will not work because each time a layer is deleted the order of following layers changes. Hoping you will understand my English.

Try this :

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var docRef = app.activeDocument
var layers = docRef.artLayers;
var nbrLayers = layers.length-1;

while (nbrLayers >-1) {
	var str = layers[nbrLayers].name.search("abc");
	if (str >-1) {
		docRef.activeLayer = layers.getByName(layers[nbrLayers].name);
		docRef.activeLayer.remove();		
	}
	nbrLayers-=1;
}

[Kukurykus]

I tried what you said with ExtendScript DropDownList and found I don't have to delete them from last item (but selected one):

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win = new Window('dialog')
lst = win.add('dropdownlist', [0, 0, 100, 20], [1, 2, 3])
btn = win.add('button', undefined, 'Delete an item')
btn.onClick = function() {lst.remove(lst.selection)} win.show()

[Dormeur74]

I there is the following items in a dropdown list
- layer dfr
- layer dabc
- layer 123
- layer ght
- layer abc

how do you delete the two items in which the word "abc" is present ? I am not sure to have understood the method.

[Kukurykus]

This refers to sole dropdownlist, so without connection to document layers.

[lee ky]

Thank you very much.
Thanks to that, it was solved.

[Dormeur74]

Ok, I understand. Thank you.