timeline.pasteLayers()

#### Availability

Flash CS5.5 Professional.

#### Usage

timeline.pasteLayers(\[layerIndex\])

#### Parameters

layerIndex Optional. A zero-based index that specifies the layer above which the layers on the clipboard are pasted. If you omit layerIndex, the method uses the current selection.

#### Returns

Integer indicating the lowest layer index of the layers that were pasted.

#### Description

Method; Paste layers that have been previously cut or copied above the currently selected layer, or above the specified layer index. If the specified layer is a folder layer, the layers are pasted into the folder. Returns the lowest layer index of the layers that were pasted. This action does not affect the system clipboard.

#### Example

The following example pastes the layers from the layer clipboard above the currently selected layer in the Timeline:

javascript

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().pasteLayers();

The following example pastes the layers from the layer clipboard above layer index 2:

javascript

fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().pasteLayers(2);

#### See also

timeline.cutLayers() (../Timeline_object/timeli15.md), timeline.copyLayers() (../Timeline_object/timelin7.md), timeline.duplicateLayers() (../Timeline_object/timeli17.md)