Class Range

Sets the specified range as the active range, with the top left cell in the range as the current cell.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange('A1:D10');
range.activate();

var selection = sheet.getSelection();
// Current cell: A1
var currentCell = selection.getCurrentCell();
// Active Range: A1:D10
var activeRange = selection.getActiveRange();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Sets the specified cell as the current cell.

If the specified cell is present in an existing range, then that range becomes the active range with the cell as the current cell.

If the specified cell is not present in any existing range, then the existing selection is removed and the cell becomes the current cell and the active range.

Note: The specified Range must consist of one cell, otherwise it throws an exception.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange('B5');
range.activate();

var selection = sheet.getSelection();
// Current cell: B5
var currentCell = selection.getCurrentCell();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Adds developer metadata with the specified key to the range.

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Adds developer metadata with the specified key and visibility to the range.

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Adds developer metadata with the specified key and value to the range.

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Adds developer metadata with the specified key, value, and visibility to the range.

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Applies a default column banding theme to the range. By default, the banding has header and no footer color.

Return

Banding — The new banding.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Applies a specified column banding theme to the range. By default, the banding has header and no footer color.

Parameters

Return

Banding — The new banding.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Applies a specified column banding theme to the range with specified header and footer settings.

Parameters

Return

Banding — The new banding.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Applies a default row banding theme to the range. By default, the banding has header and no footer color.

Return

Banding — The new banding.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Applies a specified row banding theme to the range. By default, the banding has header and no footer color.

Parameters

Return

Banding — The new banding.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Applies a specified row banding theme to the range with specified header and footer settings.

Parameters

Return

Banding — The new banding.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Fills the destinationRange with data based on the data in this range. The new values are also determined by the specified series type. The destination range must contain this range and extend it in only one direction. For example, the following fills A1:A20 with a series of increasing numbers based on the current values in A1:A4:

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();

// Has values [1, 2, 3, 4].
var sourceRange = sheet.getRange("A1:A4");
// The range to fill with values.
var destination = sheet.getRange("A1:A20");

// Inserts new values in A5:A20, continuing the pattern expressed in A1:A4
sourceRange.autoFill(destination, SpreadsheetApp.AutoFillSeries.DEFAULT_SERIES);

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Calculates a range to fill with new data based on neighboring cells and automatically fills that range with new values based on the data contained in this range. These new values are also determined by the specified series type.

The calculated destination range considers the surrounding data to determine where the new values should be inserted: if there is data to the immediate left or right of a column that is being auto-filled, new values only extend as far as this adjacent data.

For example, if A1:A20 is filled with a series of increasing numbers and this method is called on the range B1:B4 which contains a series of dates, new values are only inserted into B5:B20. In this way, these new values "stick" to the cells that contain values in column A.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();

// A1:A20 has values [1, 2, 3, ... 20].
// B1:B4 has values [1/1/2017, 1/2/2017, ...]
var sourceRange = sheet.getRange("B1:B4");

// Results in B5:B20 having values [1/5/2017, ... 1/20/2017]
sourceRange.autoFillToNeighbor(SpreadsheetApp.AutoFillSeries.DEFAULT_SERIES);

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Break any multi-column cells in the range into individual cells again.

Calling this function on a range is equivalent to selecting a range and clicking Format -> Merge -> Unmerge.

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Determines whether the user has permission to edit every cell in the range. The spreadsheet owner is always able to edit protected ranges and sheets.

Return

Boolean — true if the user has permission to edit every cell in the range; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Changes the state of the checkboxes in the range to “checked”. Ignores the cells in the range which currently do not contain either the checked or unchecked value configured.

// Changes the state of cells which currently contain either the checked or unchecked value
// configured in the range A1:B10 to 'checked'.
var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1:B10');
range.check();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Clears the range of contents, formats, and data validation rules.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:D10");
range.clear();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Clears the range of contents, format, data validation rules, and/or comments, as specified with the given advanced options. By default all data is cleared.

// The code below clears range C2:G8 in the active sheet, but preserves the format,
// data validation rules, and comments.
SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange(2, 3, 6, 5).clear({contentsOnly: true});

Parameters

Advanced parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Clears the content of the range, leaving the formatting intact.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:D10");
range.clearContent();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Clears the data validation rules for the range.

// Clear the data validation rules for cells A1:B5.
var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1:B5');
range.clearDataValidations();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Clears formatting for this range.

This clears text formatting for the cell or cells in the range, but does not reset any number formatting rules.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:D10");
range.clearFormat();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Clears the note in the given cell or cells.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:D10");
range.clearNote();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Collapses all groups that are wholly contained within the range. If no group is fully within the range, the deepest expanded group that is partially within the range is collapsed.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getActiveRange();

// All row and column groups within the range are collapsed.
range.collapseGroups();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Copy the formatting of the range to the given location. If the destination is larger or smaller than the source range then the source is repeated or truncated accordingly. Note that this method copies the formatting only.

For a detailed description of the gridId parameter, see getGridId().

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var source = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = source.getRange("B2:D4");

// This copies the formatting in B2:D4 in the source sheet to
// D4:F6 in the sheet with gridId 1555299895. Note that you can get the gridId
// of a sheet by calling sheet.getSheetId() or range.getGridId().
range.copyFormatToRange(1555299895, 4, 6, 4, 6);

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

See also

• getGridId()

Copy the formatting of the range to the given location. If the destination is larger or smaller than the source range then the source is repeated or truncated accordingly. Note that this method copies the formatting only.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var source = ss.getSheets()[0];
var destination = ss.getSheets()[1];

var range = source.getRange("B2:D4");

// This copies the formatting in B2:D4 in the source sheet to
// D4:F6 in the second sheet
range.copyFormatToRange(destination, 4, 6, 4, 6);

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Copies the data from a range of cells to another range of cells. Both the values and formatting are copied.

// The code below copies the first 5 columns over to the 6th column.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var rangeToCopy = sheet.getRange(1, 1, sheet.getMaxRows(), 5);
rangeToCopy.copyTo(sheet.getRange(1, 6));

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Copies the data from a range of cells to another range of cells.

// The code below copies only the values of the first 5 columns over to the 6th column.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
sheet.getRange("A:E").copyTo(sheet.getRange("F1"), SpreadsheetApp.CopyPasteType.PASTE_VALUES,
false);

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Copies the data from a range of cells to another range of cells. By default both the values and formatting are copied, but this can be overridden using advanced arguments.

// The code below copies only the values of the first 5 columns over to the 6th column.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
sheet.getRange("A:E").copyTo(sheet.getRange("F1"), {contentsOnly:true});

Parameters

Advanced parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Copy the content of the range to the given location. If the destination is larger or smaller than the source range then the source is repeated or truncated accordingly.

For a detailed description of the gridId parameter, see getGridId().

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var source = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = source.getRange("B2:D4");

// This copies the data in B2:D4 in the source sheet to
// D4:F6 in the sheet with gridId 0
range.copyValuesToRange(0, 4, 6, 4, 6);

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

See also

• getGridId()

Copy the content of the range to the given location. If the destination is larger or smaller than the source range then the source is repeated or truncated accordingly.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var source = ss.getSheets()[0];
var destination = ss.getSheets()[1];

var range = source.getRange("B2:D4");

// This copies the data in B2:D4 in the source sheet to
// D4:F6 in the second sheet
range.copyValuesToRange(destination, 4, 6, 4, 6);

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Creates an empty data source pivot table from the data source, anchored at the first cell in this range.

This example shows how to create and configure a new data source pivot table.

var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var anchorCell = spreadsheet.getSheets()[0].getRange('A1');
var dataSource = spreadsheet.getDataSources()[0];

var pivotTable = anchorCell.createDataSourcePivotTable(dataSource);
pivotTable.addRowGroup('dataColumnA');
pivotTable.addColumnGroup('dataColumnB');
pivotTable.addPivotValue('dataColumnC', SpreadsheetApp.PivotTableSummarizeFunction.SUM);
pivotTable.addFilter('dataColumnA',
                     SpreadsheetApp.newFilterCriteria().whenTextStartsWith('A').build());

Parameters

Return

DataSourcePivotTable — The newly created data source pivot table.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Creates an empty data source table from the data source, anchored at the first cell in this range.

This example shows how to create and configure a new data source table.

var spreadsheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var anchorCell = spreadsheet.getSheets()[0].getRange('A1');
var dataSource = spreadsheet.getDataSources()[0];

var dataSourceTable = anchorCell.createDataSourceTable(dataSource);
    .addColumns('dataColumnA', 'dataColumnB', 'dataColumnC')
    .addSortSpec('dataColumnA', /* ascending= *\/ true)
    .addSortSpec('dataColumnB', /* ascending= *\/ false);

Parameters

Return

DataSourceTable — The newly created data source table.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns a DeveloperMetadataFinderApi for finding developer metadata within the scope of this range. Metadata is within the scope of the range only if it is wholly contained within that range. For example, metadata associated with the row ‘3:3’ is not in the scope of a range ‘A1:D5’ but is within the scope of a range ‘1:5’.

Return

DeveloperMetadataFinder — A developer metadata finder to search for metadata in the scope of this range.

Creates a filter applied to the range. There can be at most one filter in a sheet.

Return

Filter — The new filter.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Creates an empty pivot table from the specified sourceData anchored at the first cell in this range.

Parameters

Return

PivotTable — The newly created PivotTable.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Creates a text finder for the range, which can find and replace text in this range.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getActiveRange();

// Creates  a text finder for the range.
var textFinder = range.createTextFinder('dog');

// Returns the first occurrence of 'dog'.
var firstOccurrence = textFinder.findNext();

// Replaces the last found occurrence of 'dog' with 'cat' and returns the number
// of occurrences replaced.
var numOccurrencesReplaced = findOccurrence.replaceWith('cat');

Parameters

Return

TextFinder — The TextFinder for the range

Deletes this range of cells. Existing data in the sheet along the provided dimension is shifted towards the deleted range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:D10");
range.deleteCells(SpreadsheetApp.Dimension.COLUMNS);

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Expands the collapsed groups whose range or control toggle intersects with this range. The control toggle location is the index at which the control toggle is shown, directly before or after the group depending on settings. If there is more than one group at the same location, the shallowest group is expanded.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getActiveRange();

// All row and column groups within the range are expanded.
range.expandGroups();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns a string description of the range, in A1 notation.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange(1, 1, 2, 5);

// Logs "A1:E2"
Logger.log(range.getA1Notation());

Return

String — The string description of the range in A1 notation.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the background color of the top-left cell in the range (for example, '#ffffff').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5");
Logger.log(cell.getBackground());

Return

String — The color code of the background.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the background color of the top-left cell in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5");
Logger.log(cell.getBackgroundObject().asRgbColor().asHexString());

Return

Color — The background color of the top-left cell in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the background colors of the cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
var bgColors = range.getBackgroundObjects();
for (var i in bgColors) {
  for (var j in bgColors[i]) {
    Logger.log(bgColors[i][j].asRgbColor().asHexString());
  }
}

Return

Color[][] — A two-dimensional array of background colors.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the background colors of the cells in the range (for example, '#ffffff').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
var bgColors = range.getBackgrounds();
for (var i in bgColors) {
  for (var j in bgColors[i]) {
    Logger.log(bgColors[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of color codes of the backgrounds.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns all the bandings that are applied to any cells in this range.

Return

Banding[] — All the bandings that are applied to any cells in this range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns a given cell within a range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

// The row and column here are relative to the range
// getCell(1,1) in this code returns the cell at B2
var cell = range.getCell(1, 1);
Logger.log(cell.getValue());

Parameters

Return

Range — A range containing a single cell at the specified coordinates.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the starting column position for this range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");
// Logs "2.0"
Logger.log(range.getColumn());

Return

Integer — The range's starting column position in the spreadsheet.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns a copy of the range expanded in the four cardinal Directions to cover all adjacent cells with data in them. If the range is surrounded by empty cells not including those along the diagonals, the range itself is returned. This is similar to selecting the range and typing Ctrl+A in the editor.

// Assume the active spreadsheet is blank.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
sheet.getRange("C2").setValue(100);
sheet.getRange("B3").setValue(100);
sheet.getRange("D3").setValue(100);
sheet.getRange("C4").setValue(100);
// Logs "B2:D4"
Logger.log(sheet.getRange("C3").getDataRegion().getA1Notation());

Return

Range — The range's data region or a range for the entire spreadsheet.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns a copy of the range expanded Direction.UP and Direction.DOWN if the specified dimension is Dimension.ROWS, or Direction.NEXT and Direction.PREVIOUS if the dimension is Dimension.COLUMNS. The expansion of the range is based on detecting data next to the range that is organized like a table. The expanded range covers all adjacent cells with data in them along the specified dimension including the table boundaries. If the original range is surrounded by empty cells along the specified dimension, the range itself is returned. This method is similar to selecting the range and typing Ctrl+Space for columns or Shift+Space for rows in the editor.

// Assume the active spreadsheet is blank.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
sheet.getRange("C2").setValue(100);
sheet.getRange("B3").setValue(100);
sheet.getRange("D3").setValue(100);
sheet.getRange("C4").setValue(100);
// Logs "C2:C4"
Logger.log(sheet.getRange("C3").getDataRegion(SpreadsheetApp.Dimension.ROWS).getA1Notation());
// Logs "B3:D3"
Logger.log(
    sheet.getRange("C3").getDataRegion(SpreadsheetApp.Dimension.COLUMNS).getA1Notation());

Parameters

Return

Range — The range's data region or a range covering each column or each row spanned by the original range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the DataSourceFormula for the first cell in the range, or null if the cell doesn't contain a data source formula.

Return

DataSourceFormula — The DataSourceFormula for the cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the DataSourceFormulas for the cells in the range.

Return

DataSourceFormula[] — An array of DataSourceFormulas.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Gets all the data source pivot tables intersecting with the range.

Return

DataSourcePivotTable[] — A list of data source pivot tables.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Gets all the data source tables intersecting with the range.

Return

DataSourceTable[] — A list of data source tables.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns a URL for the data in this range, which can be used to create charts and queries.

function doGet() {
  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById('1khO6hBWTNNyvyyxvob7aoZTI9ZvlqqASNeq0e29Tw2c');
  var sheet = ss.getSheetByName('ContinentData');
  var range = sheet.getRange('A1:B8');

  var template = HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile('piechart');
  template.dataSourceUrl = range.getDataSourceUrl();
  return template.evaluate();
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <!--Load the AJAX API-->
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
      // Load the Visualization API and the corechart package.
      google.charts.load('current', {'packages': ['corechart']});

      // Set a callback to run when the Google Visualization API is loaded.
      google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(queryData);

      function queryData() {
        var query = new google.visualization.Query('<?= dataSourceUrl ?>');
        query.send(drawChart);
      }

      // Callback that creates and populates a data table,
      // instantiates the pie chart, passes in the data and
      // draws it.
      function drawChart(response) {
        if (response.isError()) {
          alert('Error: ' + response.getMessage() + ' ' + response.getDetailedMessage());
          return;
        }
        var data = response.getDataTable();

        // Set chart options.
        var options = {
          title: 'Population by Continent',
          width: 400,
          height: 300
        };

        // Instantiate and draw the chart, passing in some options.
        var chart = new google.visualization.PieChart(document.getElementById('chart_div'));
        chart.draw(data, options);
      }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <!-- Div that holds the pie chart. -->
    <div id="chart_div"></div>
  </body>
</html>

Return

String — A URL for this range as a data source that can be passed to other APIs such as charts.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Return the data inside this object as a DataTable.

Return

DataTable — the data as a datatable.

Return the data inside this range as a DataTable.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B7");

// Calling this method with "true" sets the first line to be the title of the axes
var datatable = range.getDataTable(true);

// Note that this doesn't build an EmbeddedChart, so you can't just use
// Sheet#insertChart(). To do that, use sheet.newChart().addRange() instead.
var chart = Charts.newBarChart()
    .setDataTable(datatable)
    .setOption("title", "Your Title Here")
    .build();

Parameters

Return

DataTable — The data as a datatable.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the data validation rule for the top-left cell in the range. If data validation has not been set on the cell, this method returns null.

// Log information about the data validation rule for cell A1.
var cell = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1');
var rule = cell.getDataValidation();
if (rule != null) {
  var criteria = rule.getCriteriaType();
  var args = rule.getCriteriaValues();
  Logger.log('The data validation rule is %s %s', criteria, args);
} else {
  Logger.log('The cell does not have a data validation rule.')
}

Return

DataValidation — The data validation rule for the top-left cell in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the data validation rules for all cells in the range. If data validation has not been set on a given cell, this method returns null for that cell's position in the array.

// Change existing data validation rules that require a date in 2013 to require a date in 2014.
var oldDates = [new Date('1/1/2013'), new Date('12/31/2013')];
var newDates = [new Date('1/1/2014'), new Date('12/31/2014')];
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange(1, 1, sheet.getMaxRows(), sheet.getMaxColumns());
var rules = range.getDataValidations();

for (var i = 0; i < rules.length; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < rules[i].length; j++) {
    var rule = rules[i][j];

    if (rule != null) {
      var criteria = rule.getCriteriaType();
      var args = rule.getCriteriaValues();

      if (criteria == SpreadsheetApp.DataValidationCriteria.DATE_BETWEEN
          && args[0].getTime() == oldDates[0].getTime()
          && args[1].getTime() == oldDates[1].getTime()) {
        // Create a builder from the existing rule, then change the dates.
        rules[i][j] = rule.copy().withCriteria(criteria, newDates).build();
      }
    }
  }
}
range.setDataValidations(rules);

Return

DataValidation[][] — A two-dimensional array of data validation rules associated with the cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Get the developer metadata associated with this range.

Return

DeveloperMetadata[] — The developer metadata associated with this range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the displayed value of the top-left cell in the range. The value is a String. The displayed value takes into account date, time and currency formatting formatting, including formats applied automatically by the spreadsheet's locale setting. Empty cells return an empty string.

Return

String — The displayed value in this cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the rectangular grid of values for this range.

Returns a two-dimensional array of displayed values, indexed by row, then by column. The values are String objects. The displayed value takes into account date, time and currency formatting, including formats applied automatically by the spreadsheet's locale setting. Empty cells are represented by an empty string in the array. Remember that while a range index starts at 1, 1, the JavaScript array is indexed from [0][0].

// The code below gets the displayed values for the range C2:G8
// in the active spreadsheet.  Note that this is a JavaScript array.
var values = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange(2, 3, 6, 4).getDisplayValues();
Logger.log(values[0][0]);

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of values.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the filter in the sheet this range belongs to, or null if there is no filter on the sheet.

Return

Filter — The filter.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font color of the cell in the top-left corner of the range, in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff' or 'white').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getFontColor());

Return

String — The font color in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff' or 'white').

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font color of the cell in the top-left corner of the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getFontColorObject().asRgbColor().asHexString());

Return

Color — The font color of the top-left cell in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font colors of the cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getFontColorObjects();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j].asRgbColor().asHexString());
  }
}

Return

Color[][] — A two-dimensional array of font colors associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font colors of the cells in the range in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff' or 'white').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getFontColors();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of font colors associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font families of the cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getFontFamilies();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of font families associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font family of the cell in the top-left corner of the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getFontFamily());

Return

String — The font family of the cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Gets the line style of the cell in the top-left corner of the range ('underline', 'line-through', or 'none').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getFontLine());

Return

String — The font line.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Gets the line style of the cells in the range ('underline', 'line-through', or 'none').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getFontLines();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of font lines associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font size in point size of the cell in the top-left corner of the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getFontSize());

Return

Integer — The font size in point size.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font sizes of the cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getFontSizes();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

Integer[][] — A two-dimensional array of font sizes of text associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font style ('italic' or 'normal') of the cell in the top-left corner of the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getFontStyle());

Return

String — The font style of the text in the cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font styles of the cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getFontStyles();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of font styles of text associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font weight (normal/bold) of the cell in the top-left corner of the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getFontWeight());

Return

String — The font weight of the text in the cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the font weights of the cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getFontWeights();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of font weights of text associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the formula (A1 notation) for the top-left cell of the range, or an empty string if the cell is empty or doesn't contain a formula.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// This assumes you have a function in B5 that sums up
// B2:B4
var range = sheet.getRange("B5");

// Logs the calculated value and the formula
Logger.log("Calculated value: %s Formula: %s",
           range.getValue(),
           range.getFormula());

Return

String — The formula for the cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the formula (R1C1 notation) for a given cell, or null if none.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B5");
var formula = range.getFormulaR1C1();
Logger.log(formula);

Return

String — The formula in R1C1 notation.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the formulas (A1 notation) for the cells in the range. Entries in the 2D array are empty strings for cells with no formula.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
var formulas = range.getFormulas();
for (var i in formulas) {
  for (var j in formulas[i]) {
    Logger.log(formulas[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of formulas in string format.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the formulas (R1C1 notation) for the cells in the range. Entries in the 2D array are null for cells with no formula.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
var formulas = range.getFormulasR1C1();
for (var i in formulas) {
  for (var j in formulas[i]) {
    Logger.log(formulas[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of formulas in R1C1 notation.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the grid ID of the range's parent sheet. IDs are random non-negative int values.

// Log the grid ID of the first sheet (by tab position) in the spreadsheet.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getGridId());

Return

Integer — The grid ID of the parent sheet.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the height of the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");
// logs 3.0
Logger.log(range.getHeight());

Return

Integer — The height of the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the horizontal alignment of the text (left/center/right) of the cell in the top-left corner of the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getHorizontalAlignment());

Return

String — The horizontal alignment of the text in the cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the horizontal alignments of the cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getHorizontalAlignments();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of horizontal alignments of text associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the end column position.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");
// Logs "4.0"
Logger.log(range.getLastColumn());

Return

Integer — The range's ending column position in the spreadsheet.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the end row position.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");
// Logs "4.0"
Logger.log(range.getLastRow());

Return

Integer — The range's ending row position in the spreadsheet.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns an array of Range objects representing merged cells that either are fully within the current range, or contain at least one cell in the current range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B3");

var mergedRanges = range.getMergedRanges();
for (var i = 0; i < mergedRanges.length; i++) {
  Logger.log(mergedRanges[i].getA1Notation());
  Logger.log(mergedRanges[i].getDisplayValue());
}

Return

Range[] — An array of Range objects, representing merged cells overlapping the range.

Starting at the cell in the first column and row of the range, returns the next cell in the given direction that is the edge of a contiguous range of cells with data in them or the cell at the edge of the spreadsheet in that direction. This is equivalent to typing Ctrl+[arrow key] in the editor.

// Assume the active spreadsheet is blank.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("C3:E5");
// Logs "C1"
Logger.log(range.getNextDataCell(SpreadsheetApp.Direction.UP).getA1Notation());

Parameters

Return

Range — The data region edge cell or the cell at the edge of the spreadsheet.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the note associated with the given range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getNote());

Return

String — The note associated with the given cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the notes associated with the cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getNotes();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of notes associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the number of columns in this range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D5");
Logger.log(range.getNumColumns());

Return

Integer — The number of columns in this range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the number of rows in this range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D5");
Logger.log(range.getNumRows());

Return

Integer — The number of rows in this range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Get the number or date formatting of the top-left cell of the given range. The returned format patterns are described in the Sheets API documentation.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("C4");
Logger.log(cell.getNumberFormat());

Return

String — The number format of the top-left cell of the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the number or date formats for the cells in the range. The returned format patterns are described in the Sheets API documentation.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
var formats = range.getNumberFormats();
for (var i in formats) {
  for (var j in formats[i]) {
    Logger.log(formats[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of number formats.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the Rich Text value for the top left cell of the range, or null if the cell value is not text.

// Get the Rich Text value of cell D4.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("D4:F6");
var richText = range.getRichTextValue();
Logger.log(richText);

Return

RichTextValue — The Rich Text value of the top left cell in the range, or null if the cell value is not text.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the Rich Text values for the cells in the range.

// Get the Rich Text values for all cells in range B5:C6
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
var values = range.getRichTextValues();

for (var i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < values[i].length; j++) {
    Logger.log(values[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

RichTextValue[][] — A two-dimensional array of Rich Text values.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the row position for this range. Identical to getRowIndex().

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2");
Logger.log(range.getRow());

Return

Integer — The row position of the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the row position for this range. Identical to getRow().

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2");
Logger.log(range.getRowIndex());

Return

Integer — The row position of the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

See also

• getRow()

Returns the sheet this range belongs to.

Return

Sheet — The sheet that this range belongs to.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the text direction for the top left cell of the range. Returns null if the cell text direction is determined with automatic detection.

// Get the text direction of cell B1.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B1:D4");
Logger.log(range.getTextDirection());

Return

TextDirection — The text direction of the top left cell in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the text directions for the cells in the range. Entries in the 2D array are null for cells using automatic detection.

// Get the text directions for all cells in range B5:C6
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
var directions = range.getTextDirections();

for (var i = 0; i < directions.length; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < directions[i].length; j++) {
    Logger.log(directions[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

TextDirection[][] — A two-dimensional array of text directions.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the text rotation settings for the top left cell of the range.

// Log the text rotation settings for a cell.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();

var cell = sheet.getRange("A1");
Logger.log(cell.getTextRotation());

Return

TextRotation — The text rotation settings.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the text rotation settings for the cells in the range.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getTextRotations();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    var rotation = results[i][j];
    Logger.log("Cell [%s, %s] has text rotation: %v", i, j, rotation);
  }
}

Return

TextRotation[][] — A two-dimensional array of text rotations associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the text style for the top left cell of the range.

// Get the text style of cell D4.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("D4:F6");
var style = range.getTextStyle();
Logger.log(style);

Return

TextStyle — The text style of the top left cell in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the text styles for the cells in the range.

// Get the text styles for all cells in range B5:C6
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
var styles = range.getTextStyles();

for (var i = 0; i < styles.length; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < styles[i].length; j++) {
    Logger.log(styles[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

TextStyle[][] — A two-dimensional array of text styles.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the value of the top-left cell in the range. The value may be of type Number, Boolean, Date, or String depending on the value of the cell. Empty cells return an empty string.

Return

Object — The value in this cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the rectangular grid of values for this range.

Returns a two-dimensional array of values, indexed by row, then by column. The values may be of type Number, Boolean, Date, or String, depending on the value of the cell. Empty cells are represented by an empty string in the array. Remember that while a range index starts at 1, 1, the JavaScript array is indexed from [0][0].

// The code below gets the values for the range C2:G8
// in the active spreadsheet.  Note that this is a JavaScript array.
var values = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange(2, 3, 6, 4).getValues();
Logger.log(values[0][0]);

Return

Object[][] — A two-dimensional array of values.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the vertical alignment (top/middle/bottom) of the cell in the top-left corner of the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getVerticalAlignment());

Return

String — The vertical alignment of the text in the cell.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the vertical alignments of the cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getVerticalAlignments();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    Logger.log(results[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

String[][] — A two-dimensional array of vertical alignments of text associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the width of the range in columns.

Return

Integer — The number of columns in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns whether the text in the cell wraps. To get more granular wrap strategy, use getWrapStrategy().

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.getWrap());

Return

Boolean — Whether the text in this cell wraps or not.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the text wrapping strategies for the cells in the range.

// Get the text wrapping strategies for all cells in range B5:C6
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
var strategies = range.getWrapStrategies();

for (var i = 0; i < strategies.length; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < strategies[i].length; j++) {
    Logger.log(strategies[i][j]);
  }
}

Return

WrapStrategy[][] — A two-dimensional array of text wrapping strategies.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns the text wrapping strategy for the top left cell of the range.

// Get the text wrapping strategy of cell B1.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B1:D4");
Logger.log(range.getWrapStrategy());

Return

WrapStrategy — The text wrapping strategy of the top left cell in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns whether the text in the cells wrap. To get more granular wrap strategy, use getWrapStrategies().

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

var results = range.getVerticalAlignments();

for (var i in results) {
  for (var j in results[i]) {
    var isWrapped = results[i][j];
    if (isWrapped) {
       Logger.log("Cell [%s, %s] has wrapped text", i, j);
    }
  }
}

Return

Boolean[][] — A two-dimensional array of vertical alignments of text associated with cells in the range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Inserts empty cells into this range. The new cells retain any formatting present in the cells previously occupying this range. Existing data in the sheet along the provided dimension is shifted away from the inserted range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:D10");
range.insertCells(SpreadsheetApp.Dimension.COLUMNS);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Inserts checkboxes into each cell in the range, configured with true for checked and false for unchecked. Sets the value of all cells in the range to false.

var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1:B10');

// Inserts checkboxes into each cell in the range A1:B10 configured with 'true' for checked
// and 'false' for unchecked. Also, sets the value of each cell in the range A1:B10 to 'false'.
range.insertCheckboxes();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Inserts checkboxes into each cell in the range, configured with a custom value for checked and the empty string for unchecked. Sets the value of each cell in the range to the empty string.

var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1:B10');

// Inserts checkboxes into each cell in the range A1:B10 configured with 'yes' for checked
// and the empty string for unchecked. Also, sets the value of each cell in the range A1:B10 to
//  the empty string.
range.insertCheckboxes('yes');

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Inserts checkboxes into each cell in the range, configured with custom values for the checked and unchecked states. Sets the value of each cell in the range to the custom unchecked value.

var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1:B10');

// Inserts checkboxes into each cell in the range A1:B10 configured with 'yes' for checked
// and 'no' for unchecked. Also, sets the value of each cell in the range A1:B10 to 'no'.
range.insertCheckboxes('yes', 'no');

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns true if the range is totally blank.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

Logger.log(range.isBlank());

Return

Boolean — true if the range is blank; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns whether all cells in the range have their checkbox state as 'checked'. Returns null if some cells are checked and the rest unchecked, or if some cells do not have checkbox data validation.

var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1:A3');

// Inserts checkboxes and sets each cell value to 'no' in the range A1:A3.
range.insertCheckboxes('yes', 'no');

var range1 = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1');
range1.setValue('yes');
// Sets the value of isRange1Checked as true as it contains the checked value.
var isRange1Checked = range1.isChecked();

var range2 = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A2');
range2.setValue('no');
// Sets the value of isRange2Checked as false as it contains the unchecked value.
var isRange2Checked = range2.isChecked();

var range3 = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A3');
range3.setValue('random');
// Sets the value of isRange3Checked as null, as it contains an invalid checkbox value.
var isRange3Checked = range3.isChecked();

Return

Boolean — true, if all cells in the range are checked, false if all cells in the range are unchecked, or null if any of the cells are unchecked or do not have checkbox data validation.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Determines whether the end of the range is bound to a particular column. For example, for the ranges A1:B10 or B:B, which are bound to columns at the end of the range, this method returns true; for the ranges 3:7 or A1:5, which are bound only to particular rows at the end of the range, this method returns false.

Return

Boolean — true if the end of the range is bound to a particular column; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Determines whether the end of the range is bound to a particular row. For example, for the ranges A1:B10 or 3:7, which are bound to rows at the end of the range, this method returns true; for the ranges B:B or A1:C, which are bound only to particular columns at the end of the range, this method returns false.

Return

Boolean — true if the end of the range is bound to a particular row; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns true if the cells in the current range overlap any merged cells.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B3");

// True if any of the cells in A1:B3 is included in a merge.
var isPartOfMerge = range.isPartOfMerge();

Return

Boolean — true if the range overlaps any merged cells, otherwise returns false.

Determines whether the start of the range is bound to a particular column. For example, for the ranges A1:B10 or B:B, which are bound to columns at the start of the range, this method returns true; for the range 3:7, which is bound only to a row at the start of the range, this method returns false.

Return

Boolean — true if the start of the range is bound to a particular column; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Determines whether the start of the range is bound to a particular row. For example, for the ranges A1:B10 or 3:7, which are bound to rows at the start of the range, this method returns true; for the range B:B, which is bound only to a particular column at the start of the range, this method returns false.

Return

Boolean — true if the start of the range is bound to a particular row; false otherwise.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Merges the cells in the range together into a single block.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();

// The code below 2-dimensionally merges the cells in A1 to B3
sheet.getRange('A1:B3').merge();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Merge the cells in the range across the columns of the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The code below merges cells C5:E5 into one cell
var range1 = sheet.getRange("C5:E5");
range1.mergeAcross();

// The code below creates 2 horizontal cells, F5:H5 and F6:H6
var range2 = sheet.getRange("F5:H6");
range2.mergeAcross();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Merges the cells in the range together.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();

// The code below vertically merges the cells in A1 to A10
sheet.getRange('A1:A10').mergeVertically();

// The code below creates 3 merged columns: B1 to B10, C1 to C10, and D1 to D10
sheet.getRange('B1:D10').mergeVertically();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Cut and paste (both format and values) from this range to the target range.

// The code below moves the first 5 columns over to the 6th column
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet()
sheet.getRange("A1:E").moveTo(sheet.getRange("F1"));

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Returns a new range that is offset from this range by the given number of rows and columns (which can be negative). The new range is the same size as the original range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("A1");

// newCell references B2
var newCell = cell.offset(1, 1);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Returns a new range that is relative to the current range, whose upper left point is offset from the current range by the given rows and columns, and with the given height in cells.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("A1");

// newCell references B2:B3
var newRange = cell.offset(1, 1, 2);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Returns a new range that is relative to the current range, whose upper left point is offset from the current range by the given rows and columns, and with the given height and width in cells.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("A1");

// newCell references B2:C3
var newRange = cell.offset(1, 1, 2, 2);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Creates an object that can protect the range from being edited except by users who have permission. Until the script actually changes the list of editors for the range (by calling Protection.removeEditor(emailAddress), Protection.removeEditor(user), Protection.removeEditors(emailAddresses), Protection.addEditor(emailAddress), Protection.addEditor(user), Protection.addEditors(emailAddresses), or setting a new value for Protection.setDomainEdit(editable)), the permissions mirror those of the spreadsheet itself, which effectively means that the range remains unprotected. If the range is already protected, this method creates a new protected range that overlaps the existing one. If a cell is protected by multiple protected ranges and any of them prevent a particular user from editing the cell, then that user is not permitted to edit the cell.

// Protect range A1:B10, then remove all other users from the list of editors.
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive();
var range = ss.getRange('A1:B10');
var protection = range.protect().setDescription('Sample protected range');

// Ensure the current user is an editor before removing others. Otherwise, if the user's edit
// permission comes from a group, the script throws an exception upon removing the group.
var me = Session.getEffectiveUser();
protection.addEditor(me);
protection.removeEditors(protection.getEditors());
if (protection.canDomainEdit()) {
  protection.setDomainEdit(false);
}

Return

Protection — An object representing the protection settings.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Randomizes the order of the rows in the given range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("A1:C7");

// Randomizes the range
range.randomize();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Removes all checkboxes from the range. Clears the data validation of each cell, and additionally clears its value if the cell contains either the checked or unchecked value.

var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1:B10');

// Inserts checkboxes and sets each cell value to 'no' in the range A1:B10.
range.insertCheckboxes('yes', 'no');

var range1 = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1');
range1.setValue('yes');
// Removes the checkbox data validation in cell A1 and clears its value.
range1.removeCheckboxes();

var range2 = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A2');
range2.setValue('random');
// Removes the checkbox data validation in cell A2 but does not clear its value.
range2.removeCheckboxes();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Removes rows within this range that contain values that are duplicates of values in any previous row. Rows with identical values but different letter cases, formatting, or formulas are considered to be duplicates. This method also removes duplicates rows hidden from view (for example, due to a filter). Content outside of this range isn't removed.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B1:D7");

// Remove duplicate rows in the range.
range.removeDuplicates();

Return

Range — The resulting range after removing duplicates. The size of the range is reduced by a row for every row removed.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Removes rows within this range that contain values in the specified columns that are duplicates of values any previous row. Rows with identical values but different letter cases, formatting, or formulas are considered to be duplicates. This method also removes duplicates rows hidden from view (for example, due to a filter). Content outside of this range isn't removed.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("B1:D7");

// Remove rows which have duplicate values in column B.
range.removeDuplicates([2]);

// Remove rows which have duplicate values in both columns B and D.
range.removeDuplicates([2,4]);

Parameters

Return

Range — The resulting range after removing duplicates. The size of the range is reduced by a row for every row removed.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the background color of all cells in the range in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff' or 'white').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D5");
range.setBackground("red");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the background color of all cells in the range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var bgColor = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.BACKGROUND)
    .build();

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D5");
range.setBackgroundObject(bgColor);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of background colors (must match dimensions of this range).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var colorAccent1 = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.ACCENT1)
    .build();
var colorAccent2 = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.ACCENT2)
    .build();
var colorAccent3 = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.ACCENT3)
    .build();
var colorAccent4 = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.ACCENT4)
    .build();

var colors = [
  [colorAccent1, colorAccent2],
  [colorAccent3, colorAccent4]
];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
cell.setBackgroundObjects(colors);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the background to the given color using RGB values (integers between 0 and 255 inclusive).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");

// Sets the background to white
cell.setBackgroundRGB(255, 255, 255);

// Sets the background to red
cell.setBackgroundRGB(255, 0, 0);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of background colors (must match dimensions of this range). The colors are in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff' or 'white').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var colors = [
  ["red", "white", "blue"],
  ["#FF0000", "#FFFFFF", "#0000FF"] // These are the hex equivalents
];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5:D6");
cell.setBackgrounds(colors);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the border property. Valid values are true (on), false (off) and null (no change).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
// Sets borders on the top and bottom, but leaves the left and right unchanged
cell.setBorder(true, null, true, null, false, false);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the border property with color and/or style. Valid values are true (on), false (off) and null (no change). For color, use Color in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff' or 'white').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
// Sets borders on the top and bottom, but leaves the left and right unchanged
// Also sets the color to "red", and the border to "DASHED".
cell.setBorder(true, null, true, null, false, false, "red", SpreadsheetApp.BorderStyle.DASHED);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets one data validation rule for all cells in the range.

// Set the data validation rule for cell A1 to require a value from B1:B10.
var cell = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1');
var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('B1:B10');
var rule = SpreadsheetApp.newDataValidation().requireValueInRange(range).build();
cell.setDataValidation(rule);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the data validation rules for all cells in the range. This method takes a two-dimensional array of data validations, indexed by row then by column. The array dimensions must correspond to the range dimensions.

// Set the data validation rules for Sheet1!A1:B5 to require a value from Sheet2!A1:A10.
var destinationRange = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName('Sheet1').getRange('A1:B5');
var sourceRange = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName('Sheet2').getRange('A1:A10');
var rule = SpreadsheetApp.newDataValidation().requireValueInRange(sourceRange).build();
var rules = destinationRange.getDataValidations();
for (var i = 0; i < rules.length; i++) {
  for (var j = 0; j < rules[i].length; j++) {
    rules[i][j] = rule;
  }
}
destinationRange.setDataValidations(rules);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the font color in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff' or 'white').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setFontColor("red");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the font color of the given range.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var color = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.TEXT)
    .build();

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setFontColor(color);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of font colors (must match dimensions of this range).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var colorAccent1 = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.ACCENT1)
    .build();
var colorAccent2 = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.ACCENT2)
    .build();
var colorAccent3 = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.ACCENT3)
    .build();
var colorAccent4 = SpreadsheetApp.newColor()
    .setThemeColor(SpreadsheetApp.ThemeColorType.ACCENT4)
    .build();

var colors = [
  [colorAccent1, colorAccent2],
  [colorAccent3, colorAccent4]
];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
cell.setFontColorObjects(colors);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of font colors (must match dimensions of this range). The colors are in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff' or 'white').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var colors = [
  ["red", "white", "blue"],
  ["#FF0000", "#FFFFFF", "#0000FF"] // These are the hex equivalents
];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5:D6");
cell.setFontColors(colors);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of font families (must match dimensions of this range). Examples of font families are "Arial" or "Helvetica".

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var fonts = [
  ["Arial", "Helvetica", "Verdana"],
  ["Courier New", "Arial", "Helvetica]
];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2:D3");
cell.setFontFamilies(fonts);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the font family, such as "Arial" or "Helvetica".

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setFontFamily("Helvetica");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the font line style of the given range ('underline', 'line-through', or 'none').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setFontLine("line-through");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of line styles (must match dimensions of this range).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var fontLines = [
  ["underline", "line-through", "none"]
];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D2");
range.setFontLines(fontLines);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the font size, with the size being the point size to use.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setFontSize(20);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of font sizes (must match dimensions of this range). The sizes are in points.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var fontSizes = [
  [16, 20, 24]
];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D2");
range.setFontSizes(fontSizes);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Set the font style for the given range ('italic' or 'normal').

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setFontStyle("italic");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of font styles (must match dimensions of this range).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var fontStyles = [
  ["italic", "normal"]
];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:C2");
range.setFontStyles(fontStyles);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Set the font weight for the given range (normal/bold).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setFontWeight("bold");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of font weights (must match dimensions of this range). An example of a font weight is "bold".

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var fontStyles = [
  [ "bold", "bold", "normal" ]
];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D2");
range.setFontWeights(fontStyles);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Updates the formula for this range. The given formula must be in A1 notation.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5");
cell.setFormula("=SUM(B3:B4)");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Updates the formula for this range. The given formula must be in R1C1 notation.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5");
// This sets the formula to be the sum of the 3 rows above B5
cell.setFormulaR1C1("=SUM(R[-3]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of formulas (must match dimensions of this range). The given formulas must be in A1 notation. This method takes a two-dimensional array of formulas, indexed by row, then by column. The array dimensions must correspond to the range dimensions.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// This sets the formulas to be a row of sums, followed by a row of averages right below.
// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var formulas = [
  ["=SUM(B2:B4)", "=SUM(C2:C4)", "=SUM(D2:D4)"],
  ["=AVERAGE(B2:B4)", "=AVERAGE(C2:C4)", "=AVERAGE(D2:D4)"]
];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5:D6");
cell.setFormulas(formulas);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of formulas (must match dimensions of this range). The given formulas must be in R1C1 notation.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// This creates formulas for a row of sums, followed by a row of averages.
var sumOfRowsAbove = "=SUM(R[-3]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])";
var averageOfRowsAbove = "=AVERAGE(R[-4]C[0]:R[-2]C[0])";

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var formulas = [
  [sumOfRowsAbove, sumOfRowsAbove, sumOfRowsAbove],
  [averageOfRowsAbove, averageOfRowsAbove, averageOfRowsAbove]
];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B5:D6");
// This sets the formula to be the sum of the 3 rows above B5.
cell.setFormulasR1C1(formulas);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Set the horizontal (left to right) alignment for the given range (left/center/right).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setHorizontalAlignment("center");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of horizontal alignments. see setHorizontalAlignment(alignment)

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var horizontalAlignments = [
  [ "left", "right", "center" ]
];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D2");
range.setHorizontalAlignments(horizontalAlignments);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

See also

• setHorizontalAlignment(alignment)

Sets the note to the given value.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setNote("This is a note");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of notes (must match dimensions of this range).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var notes = [
  ["it goes", "like this", "the fourth, the fifth"],
  ["the minor fall", "and the", "major lift"]
];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2:D3");
cell.setNotes(notes)

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

See also

• setNote(note)

Sets the number or date format to the given formatting string. The accepted format patterns are described in the Sheets API documentation.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
// Always show 3 decimal points
cell.setNumberFormat("0.000");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of number or date formats (must match dimensions of this range). The values are format pattern strings as described in the Sheets API documentation.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var formats = [
  [ "0.000", "0,000,000", "$0.00" ]
];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D2");
range.setNumberFormats(formats);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the Rich Text value for the cells in the range.

// Sets all cells in range B2:D4 to have the text "Hello world", with "Hello" bolded.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");
var bold = SpreadsheetApp.newTextStyle()
    .setBold(true)
    .build();
var richText = SpreadsheetApp.newRichTextValue()
    .setText("Hello world")
    .setTextStyle(0, 5, bold)
    .build();
range.setRichTextValue(richText);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of Rich Text values.

// Sets the cells in range A1:A2 to have Rich Text values.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("A1:A2");
var bold = SpreadsheetApp.newTextStyle()
    .setBold(true)
    .build();
var italic = SpreadsheetApp.newTextStyle()
    .setItalic(true)
    .build();
var richTextA1 = SpreadsheetApp.newRichTextValue()
    .setText("This cell is bold")
    .setTextStyle(bold)
    .build();
var richTextA2 = SpreadsheetApp.newRichTextValue()
    .setText("bold words, italic words")
    .setTextStyle(0, 11, bold)
    .setTextStyle(12, 24, italic)
    .build();
range.setRichTextValues([[richTextA1], [richTextA2]]);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets whether or not the range should show hyperlinks.

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the text direction for the cells in the range. If a specified direction is null, the direction is inferred and then set.

// Sets right-to-left text direction for the range.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B5:C6");
range.setTextDirection(SpreadsheetApp.TextDirection.RIGHT_TO_LEFT);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of text directions. If a specified direction is null, the direction is inferred and then set.

// Copies all of the text directions from range A1:B2 over to range C5:D6.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range1 = sheet.getRange("A1:B2");
var range2 = sheet.getRange("C5:D6");

range2.setTextRotations(range1.getTextDirections());

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the text rotation settings for the cells in the range. The input corresponds to the angle between the standard text orientation and the desired orientation. An input of zero indicates that the text is set to the standard orientation.

For left to right text direction, positive angles are in the counterclockwise direction, whereas for right to left they are in the clockwise direction.

// Sets all cell's in range B2:D4 to have text rotated up 45 degrees.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

range.setTextRotation(45);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the text rotation settings for the cells in the range.

// Sets all cell's in range B2:D4 to have the same text rotation settings as cell A1.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();

var rotation = sheet.getRange("A1").getTextRotation();

sheet.getRange("B2:D4").setTextRotation(rotation);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of text rotations.

// Copies all of the text rotations from range A1:B2 over to range C5:D6.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range1 = sheet.getRange("A1:B2");
var range2 = sheet.getRange("C5:D6");

range2.setTextRotations(range1.getTextRotations());

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the text style for the cells in the range.

// Sets the cells in range C5:D6 to have underlined size 15 font.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("C5:D6");
var style = SpreadsheetApp.newTextStyle()
    .setFontSize(15)
    .setUnderline(true)
    .build();
range.setTextStyle(style);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of text styles.

// Sets text styles for cells in range A1:B2
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B2");
var bold = SpreadsheetApp.newTextStyle()
    .setBold(true)
    .build();
var otherStyle = SpreadsheetApp.newTextStyle()
    .setBold(true)
    .setUnderline(true)
    .setItalic(true)
    .setForegroundColor("#335522")
    .setFontSize(44)
    .build();
range.setTextStyles([[bold, otherStyle], [otherStyle, bold]]);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the value of the range. The value can be numeric, string, boolean or date. If it begins with '=' it is interpreted as a formula.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setValue(100);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of values (must match dimensions of this range).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var values = [
  [ "2.000", "1,000,000", "$2.99" ]
];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D2");
range.setValues(values);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Set the vertical (top to bottom) alignment for the given range (top/middle/bottom).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setVerticalAlignment("middle");

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of vertical alignments (must match dimensions of this range).

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var alignments = [
  [ "top", "middle", "bottom" ]
];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D2");
range.setVerticalAlignments(alignments);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

See also

• setVerticalAlignment(alignment)

Sets whether or not to stack the text for the cells in the range. If the text is stacked vertically, the degree text rotation setting is ignored.

// Sets all cell's in range B2:D4 to have vertically stacked text.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

range.setVerticalText(true);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Set the cell wrap of the given range.

Cells with wrap enabled (the default) resize to display their full content. Cells with wrap disabled display as much as possible in the cell without resizing or running to multiple lines.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

var cell = sheet.getRange("B2");
cell.setWrap(true);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of wrap strategies.

// Copies all of the wrap strategies from range A1:B2 over to range C5:D6.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range1 = sheet.getRange("A1:B2");
var range2 = sheet.getRange("C5:D6");

range2.setWrapStrategies(range1.getWrapStrategies());

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets the text wrapping strategy for the cells in the range.

// Sets all cells in range B2:D4 to use the clip wrap strategy.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D4");

range.setWrapStrategy(SpreadsheetApp.WrapStrategy.CLIP);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sets a rectangular grid of word wrap policies (must match dimensions of this range). Cells with wrap enabled (the default) resize to display their full content. Cells with wrap disabled display as much as possible in the cell without resizing or running to multiple lines.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];

// The size of the two-dimensional array must match the size of the range.
var wraps = [
  [ true, true, false ]
];

var range = sheet.getRange("B2:D2");
range.setWraps(wraps);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

See also

• setWrap(isWrapEnabled)

Changes the column grouping depth of the range by the specified amount.

This has the effect of creating, modifying, or deleting groups that intersect with the range. For positive deltas, groups are created and/or modified; for negative deltas, groups are destroyed and/or modified.

This has no effect when decreasing the group depth below zero or above eight.

If the column group control position is BEFORE, this throws an error when attempting to shift the depth of the first row.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getActiveRange();

// The column grouping depth is increased by 1.
range.shiftColumnGroupDepth(1);

// The column grouping depth is decreased by 1.
range.shiftColumnGroupDepth(-1);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Throws

Error — when attempting to shift the depth of the first column when the control position is GroupControlTogglePosition.BEFORE

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Changes the row grouping depth of the range by the specified amount.

This has the effect of creating, modifying, or deleting groups that intersect with the range. For positive deltas, groups are created and/or modified; for negative deltas, groups are destroyed and/or modified.

This has no effect when decreasing the group depth below zero or above eight.

If the row group control position is BEFORE, this throws an error when attempting to shift the depth of the first row.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getActiveRange();

// The row grouping depth is increased by 1.
range.shiftRowGroupDepth(1);

// The row grouping depth is decreased by 1.
range.shiftRowGroupDepth(-1);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Throws

Error — when attempting to shift the depth of the first row when the control position is GroupControlTogglePosition.BEFORE

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Sorts the cells in the given range, by column and order specified.

var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange("A1:C7");

// Sorts by the values in the first column (A)
range.sort(1);

// Sorts by the values in the second column (B)
range.sort(2);

// Sorts descending by column B
range.sort({column: 2, ascending: false});

// Sorts descending by column B, then ascending by column A
// Note the use of an array
range.sort([{column: 2, ascending: false}, {column: 1, ascending: true}]);

// For rows that are sorted in ascending order, the "ascending" parameter is
// optional, and just an integer with the column can be used instead. Note that
// in general, keeping the sort specification consistent results in more readable
// code. You can express the earlier sort as:
range.sort([{column: 2, ascending: false}, 1]);

// Alternatively, if you want all columns to be in ascending order, you can use
// the following (this makes column 2 ascending)
range.sort([2, 1]);
// ... which is equivalent to
range.sort([{column: 2, ascending: true}, {column: 1, ascending: true}]);

Parameters

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Splits a column of text into multiple columns based on an auto-detected delimiter.

// A1:A3 has the following values:
//           A                  B                 C
// 1 |one,one,one      |                 |                 |
// 2 |two,two,two      |                 |                 |
// 3 |three,three,three|                 |                 |

var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange("A1:A3");
range.splitTextToColumns();

// Result after spliting the text to columns:
//           A                  B                 C
// 1 |one              |one              |one              |
// 2 |two              |two              |two              |
// 3 |three            |three            |three            |

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Splits a column of text into multiple columns using the specified string as a custom delimiter.

// A1:A3 has the following values:
//           A                  B                 C
// 1 |one#one#one      |                 |                 |
// 2 |two#two#two      |                 |                 |
// 3 |three#three#three|                 |                 |

var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange("A1:A3");
range.splitTextToColumns('#');

// Result after spliting the text to columns:
//           A                  B                 C
// 1 |one              |one              |one              |
// 2 |two              |two              |two              |
// 3 |three            |three            |three            |

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Splits a column of text into multiple columns based on the specified delimiter.

// A1:A3 has the following values:
//           A                  B                 C
// 1 |one;one;one      |                 |                 |
// 2 |two;two;two      |                 |                 |
// 3 |three;three;three|                 |                 |

var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet().getRange("A1:A3");
range.splitTextToColumns(SpreadsheetApp.TextToColumnsDelimiter.SEMICOLON);

// Result after spliting the text to columns:
//           A                  B                 C
// 1 |one              |one              |one              |
// 2 |two              |two              |two              |
// 3 |three            |three            |three            |

Parameters

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Trims the whitespace (such as spaces, tabs, or new lines) in every cell in this range. Removes all whitespace from the start and end of each cell's text, and reduces any subsequence of remaining whitespace characters to a single space.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getSheets()[0];
var range = sheet.getRange('A1:A4');
range.activate();
range.setValues(
    [' preceding space', 'following space ', 'two  middle  spaces', '   =SUM(1,2)'])

range.trimWhitespace();

var values = range.getValues();
// Values are ['preceding space', 'following space', 'two middle spaces', '=SUM(1,2)']

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

Changes the state of the checkboxes in the range to “unchecked”. Ignores the cells in the range which currently do not contain either the checked or unchecked value configured.

// Changes the state of cells which currently contain either the checked or unchecked value
// configured in the range A1:B10 to 'unchecked'.
var range = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A1:B10');
range.uncheck();

Return

Range — This range, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets