---
title: "getActiveLayer"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/ShogunPost117/376966139/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/ShogunPost117/pages/376965185)
- [addToClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376965251)
- [copyClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376965545)
- [cropClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376965785)
- [deleteClipData](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376965851)
- [flatten](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376966109)
- [getActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376966133)
- [getClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376966241)
- [moveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967297)
- [offsetClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967363)
- [removeFromClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967603)
- [removeLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967609)
- [resetClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967705)
- [selectClipObjects](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967873)
- [setActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967999)
- [setActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376968011)
- [tileClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376968839)