Output Layer Name As Substring - After Effects Expression by Animoplex

LayerNameSubstring.jsx

// Output Layer Name As Substring - Created by Animoplex: www.animoplex.com

// Output Last Character
lst = name.substr(name.length-1, name.length);

// Output First Character
lst = name.substr(0, 1);

// Output All Except First Two Characters
lst = name.substr(2, name.length);


// Other String Methods:

// Outputs 2 characters, starting after the first character.
myString.substr(1, 2)

// Outputs everything after the first character, through the second character.
myString.substring()

// Converts the string to all uppercase letters.
myString.toUpperCase()

// Converts the string to all lowercase letters.
myString.toLowerCase()

// Returns the last character of a string.
myString.slice(-1)

// Returns a string as an array with items split at the specified character.
myString.split("-")