---
title: "getActiveLayer"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/ShogunPost121/1253736484/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

> Macro (scroll-tablelayout)

|  |
| --- |
| `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/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737807)
- [addToClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737256)
- [copyClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253739720)
- [cropClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736523)
- [deleteClipData](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736978)
- [flatten](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253738158)
- [getActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737428)
- [getClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737048)
- [moveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736803)
- [offsetClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737528)
- [removeFromClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736603)
- [removeLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253738515)
- [resetClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736672)
- [selectClipObjects](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253739060)
- [setActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736878)
- [setActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737913)
- [tileClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253738014)