Name layer same as group

Question

Is there a script made that will rename all selected layers the same name as the name of the group they are nested in.  (If not in a group then it skips them.)

Answer 1

Well, good thing I opined instead of denying …
Looks like one of Paul’s.
Does this work for you? (Based on code by Paul and Mike, I think.)
// 2015, use it at your own risk;
#target "photoshop-70.032"
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
app.activeDocument.suspendHistory("rename", "main ()");
function main () {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var theLayers = getSelectedLayersIdx();
// do stuff;
for (var n = 0; n < theLayers.length; n++) {
selectLayerByIndex(theLayers[n], false);
try {
if (myDocument.activeLayer.typename != "LayerSet" && myDocument.activeLayer.parent != myDocument) {myDocument.activeLayer.name = myDocument.activeLayer.parent.name}
catch (e) {}
// reselect layers;
for (var p = 0; p < theLayers.length; p++) {
   selectLayerByIndex(theLayers[p], true)
// by mike hale, via paul riggott;
// http://forums.adobe.com/message/1944754#1944754
function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){
add = undefined ? add = false:add
var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), index);
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );
       if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) );
      desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );
   try{
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){
alert(e.message);
////// by paul mr;
function getSelectedLayersIdx(){
      var selectedLayers = new Array;
      var ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
      var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
      if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ){
         desc = desc.getList( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ));
          var c = desc.count
          var selectedLayers = new Array();
          for(var i=0;i<c;i++){
            try{
               activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
               selectedLayers.push(  desc.getReference( i ).getIndex() );
            }catch(e){
               selectedLayers.push(  desc.getReference( i ).getIndex()+1 );
       }else{
         var ref = new ActionReference();
         ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ));
         ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
         try{
            activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
            selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-1);
         }catch(e){
            selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )));
      return selectedLayers;