I have the code console.log(parent);
on a frame script in the timeline of a Clip called animation
. It returns itself:
I would expect it to return its parent Clip, Menu
. If the Clip is on the root timeline, I’d expect it to return root
.
EDIT: did some more research…
parent.parent
returns a frame:
parent.parent.parent
returns a layer in Menu
called Stuff, which is where animation
is.
parent.parent.parent.parent
returns a timeline.
I’m pretty sure the ability to refer to frames through code is an intended feature rather than a bug. Referring to layers could also be helpful, like if you’re checking its name or if layers ever gain the ability to change opacity. I can’t see a use case for referring to timelines as opposed to Clips, though.
I think parentClip
and parentFrame
(and parentLayer
if that exists) should be in the API in place of parent
, since those features are more clear.