How can I loop through name objects?

[lan.mine]

I was wondering if there is a way to loop through specific name objects (thru-cut) one at a time? I like to apply action commands to the objects indivdually. Is this possible?

[lan.mine]

This is what I have so far.

#target illustrator
function test(){
  function getPartialNamedItems(nameStr){
    var doc = app.activeDocument, thisItem, arr = [];
    for(var i=0; i<doc.pageItems.length; i++){
      thisItem = doc.pageItems;
      if(thisItem.name.match(nameStr)){
        arr.push(thisItem);
      }
    };
    return arr;
  }
  var allItems = getPartialNamedItems ("thru-cut");
app.doScript ('Artboards', 'Test');  
  //alert(allItems.length);
};
test();

[Silly-V]

now loop through your found items and perform an app.doScript on each of them after setting their .selected to true to select the items, and app.activeDocument.selection = null to deselect everything.

[lan.mine]

Thanks for your help Silly-V. I realize that the method I was using was incorrect. I won't be able to create the artboards using an action and that portion will have to be scripted. Here is what I have so far. No errors, but it isn't creating new artboards to the "thru-cut" objects like I need it to. Any chance you can help me with this? Thanks.

//get the total number of thru-cut in active document
function CutThruItems(nameStr){
    var doc = app.activeDocument, thisItem, arr = []
    for(var i=0; i<doc.pageItems.length; i++){
        thisItem = doc.pageItems;
        if(thisItem.name.match(nameStr)){
            arr.push(thisItem);
            }
        }
    return arr;
    }
var allCuts = CutThruItems ("thru-cut");
alert(allCuts.length);
 //looping on layers to create one artboard per layer      
        for ( var i = 0 ; i < allCuts.length; i++)    
        {      
            var abIndex = i;  
            allCuts=true;
            var sel = doc.selection
            //Create the artboard around selected art    
            doc.fitArtboardToSelectedArt(abIndex);    
            artboards[abIndex].name = currentLayer.name;        
            //reset selection for next iteration    
            doc.selection = null;      
        }      

[Silly-V]

You have to do something like var newBoard = doc.artboards.add([0, 100, 200, -100]);

[lan.mine]

Very close. I have the artboard showing but it is now its not resizing to the artwork.

//////////////////////////////////////////////get the total number of thru-cut in active document

function CutThruItems(nameStr){

    var doc = app.activeDocument, thisItem, arr = []

    for(var i=0; i<doc.pageItems.length; i++){

        thisItem = doc.pageItems;

        if(thisItem.name.match(nameStr)){

            arr.push(thisItem);

            }

        }

    return arr;

    }

var allCuts = CutThruItems ("thru-cut");

alert(allCuts.length);

//////////////////////////////////////////////Checkpoint of visible thru-cut starts here

        for ( var i = 0 ; i < CutThruItems("thru-cut").length; i++){

        var currentItem = CutThruItems("thru-cut");

        //We don't want to deal with hidden layers

        if(currentItem.visible == false) continue;

        //Unlock the layer if needed

        currentItem.locked = false;

        //Select ALL in the layer

        currentItem.hasSelectedArtwork = true;

//////////////////////////////////////////////Artboard creation starts here

      if(i>0){ 

        var newAb = artboards.add([0,100,200,-100]);   

      } 

      var thisLayer = CutThruItems("thru-cut"); 

      thisLayer.hasSelectedArtwork = true; 

      doc.fitArtboardToSelectedArt(i); 

      doc.selection = null; 

    } 

    //alert("Finished:\nRenaming of Artboards to match Layer names is complete"); 

[Silly-V · Accepted solution]

You don't have the artboards being used as a property of a document object, are they still working for you?
Well I think your problem is that you specify your 'thru-cut' art as layers, while they are not layers. Layers have hasSelectedArtwork property, while art - or the items inside of layers - have the .selected property. In your case you'd change your code to: thisLayer.selected = true;