Enum ElementType

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ElementType is an enumeration listing all possible element types in a document.
You access ElementType enum values using the parent class, name, and property like DocumentApp.ElementType.BODY_SECTION .
ElementType can be used to check the type of a specific element in a document, as shown in the provided code example.
The table lists various ElementType properties and their corresponding document elements.

Element Type

An enumeration of all the element types.

To call an enum, you call its parent class, name, and property. For example, DocumentApp.ElementType.BODY_SECTION .

Use the Element Type enumeration to check the type of a given element, for instance:

 const 
  
 documentTab 
  
 = 
  
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 getActiveDocument 
 (). 
 getActiveTab 
 (). 
 asDocumentTab 
 (); 
 const 
  
 firstChild 
  
 = 
  
 documentTab 
 . 
 getBody 
 (). 
 getChild 
 ( 
 0 
 ); 
 if 
  
 ( 
 firstChild 
 . 
 getType 
 () 
  
 === 
  
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 ElementType 
 . 
 PARAGRAPH 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 // It's a paragraph, apply a paragraph heading. 
  
 firstChild 
 . 
 asParagraph 
 (). 
 setHeading 
 ( 
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 ParagraphHeading 
 . 
 HEADING1 
 ); 
 }

Properties

Property	Type	Description
`BODY_SECTION`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Body` element.
`COMMENT_SECTION`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the ~~`Comment Section`~~ element.
`DATE`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Date` element.
`EQUATION`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Equation` element.
`EQUATION_FUNCTION`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Equation Function` element.
`EQUATION_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT_SEPARATOR`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Equation Function Argument Separator` element.
`EQUATION_SYMBOL`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Equation Symbol` element.
`RICH_LINK`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Rich Link` element.
`FOOTER_SECTION`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Footer Section` element.
`FOOTNOTE`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Footnote` element.
`FOOTNOTE_SECTION`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Footnote Section` element.
`HEADER_SECTION`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Header Section` element.
`HORIZONTAL_RULE`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Horizontal Rule` element.
`INLINE_DRAWING`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Inline Drawing` element.
`INLINE_IMAGE`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Inline Image` element.
`LIST_ITEM`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `List Item` element.
`PAGE_BREAK`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Page Break` element.
`PARAGRAPH`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Paragraph` element.
`PERSON`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Person` element.
`TABLE`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Table` element.
`TABLE_CELL`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Table Cell` element.
`TABLE_OF_CONTENTS`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Table Of Contents` element.
`TABLE_ROW`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Table Row` element.
`TEXT`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to the `Text` element.
`UNSUPPORTED`	`Enum`	The type corresponding to `Unsupported Element` . Unsupported elements represent document portions that do not support scripting.

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Enum ElementType