[JS] [CS3] Text Path to Layer?

A Hierarchy question.
How can I navigate from a Text Path object to find its Layer? (ie the Layer it resides on)
Thanks,
PJB

Ok, what you need is:
myTextPath.parent.itemLayer;
The parent of the text path is the polygon (or other page item) that "owns" the path on which the textPath item sits.
Not an oversight; just a slightly more complex object model branch than meets the eye.
Dave

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