---
title: "getActiveLayer"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun113/84215216/getActiveLayer"
format: markdown
---
# Description

Returns the name of the active layer of the active clip. An error is generated if there is no clip on the scene.

## Functional area

NLE

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `getActiveLayer` |

### Arguments

None

### Flags

None

## Return value

string

The name of the active layer of the active clip

## Examples

```plaintext
// Print the name of the active clip
string $clip = `getActiveClip`;
print $clip;
 
// Print the name of the active layer
string $layer = `getActiveLayer`;
print $layer;
```

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

# Additional information

## Related commands

- [addLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84226191)
- [addToClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84223942)
- [copyClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84214696)
- [cropClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84220012)
- [deleteClipData](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84222291)
- [flatten](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84224115)
- [getActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84220103)
- [getClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84214576)
- [moveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84223674)
- [offsetClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84221571)
- [removeFromClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84225731)
- [removeLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84220080)
- [resetClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84226083)
- [selectClipObjects](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84226228)
- [setActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84217767)
- [setActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84225245)
- [tileClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun113/pages/84221568)