Class RichLink

Rich Link

An element representing a link to a Google resource, such as a Drive file or a YouTube video.

Methods

Method Return type Brief description
Rich Link Returns a detached, deep copy of the current element.
Object Retrieves the element's attributes.
String Returns the MIME type of the link, which is available when the item is a link to a Drive file and null otherwise.
Element Retrieves the element's next sibling element.
Container Element Retrieves the element's parent element.
Element Retrieves the element's previous sibling element.
String Returns the link's displayed title.
Element Type Retrieves the element's Element Type .
String Returns the URL of the resource.
Boolean Determines whether the element is at the end of the Document .
Rich Link Merges the element with the preceding sibling of the same type.
Rich Link Removes the element from its parent.
Rich Link Sets the element's attributes.

Detailed documentation

copy()

Returns a detached, deep copy of the current element.

Any child elements present in the element are also copied. The new element doesn't have a parent.

Return

Rich Link — The new copy.

Authorization

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

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

get Attributes()

Retrieves the element's attributes.

The result is an object containing a property for each valid element attribute where each property name corresponds to an item in the Document App.Attribute enumeration.

 const 
  
 doc 
  
 = 
  
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 getActiveDocument 
 (); 
 const 
  
 documentTab 
  
 = 
  
 doc 
 . 
 getActiveTab 
 (). 
 asDocumentTab 
 (); 
 const 
  
 body 
  
 = 
  
 documentTab 
 . 
 getBody 
 (); 
 // Append a styled paragraph. 
 const 
  
 par 
  
 = 
  
 body 
 . 
 appendParagraph 
 ( 
 'A bold, italicized paragraph.' 
 ); 
 par 
 . 
 setBold 
 ( 
 true 
 ); 
 par 
 . 
 setItalic 
 ( 
 true 
 ); 
 // Retrieve the paragraph's attributes. 
 const 
  
 atts 
  
 = 
  
 par 
 . 
 getAttributes 
 (); 
 // Log the paragraph attributes. 
 for 
  
 ( 
 const 
  
 att 
  
 in 
  
 atts 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 Logger 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
 ` 
 ${ 
 att 
 } 
 : 
 ${ 
 atts 
 [ 
 att 
 ] 
 } 
 ` 
 ); 
 } 

Return

Object — The element's attributes.

Authorization

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

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

get Mime Type()

Returns the MIME type of the link, which is available when the item is a link to a Drive file and null otherwise.

For example, if the link points to a Google Docs file, this returns the string application/vnd.google-apps.document .

Return

String — The MIME type of the link, if available.

Authorization

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

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

get Next Sibling()

Retrieves the element's next sibling element.

The next sibling has the same parent and follows the current element.

Return

Element — The next sibling element.

Authorization

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

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

get Parent()

Retrieves the element's parent element.

The parent element contains the current element.

Return

Container Element — The parent element.

Authorization

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

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

get Previous Sibling()

Retrieves the element's previous sibling element.

The previous sibling has the same parent and precedes the current element.

Return

Element — The previous sibling element.

Authorization

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

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

get Title()

Returns the link's displayed title. This title matches the title of the linked resource at the time of the insertion or last update of the link. For example, if this link points to a Google Docs document titled "Analysis," this returns Analysis .

Return

String — The display title of the link.

Authorization

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

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

get Type()

Retrieves the element's Element Type .

Use get Type() to determine the exact type of a given element.

 const 
  
 doc 
  
 = 
  
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 getActiveDocument 
 (); 
 const 
  
 documentTab 
  
 = 
  
 doc 
 . 
 getActiveTab 
 (). 
 asDocumentTab 
 (); 
 const 
  
 body 
  
 = 
  
 documentTab 
 . 
 getBody 
 (); 
 // Obtain the first element in the active tab's body. 
 const 
  
 firstChild 
  
 = 
  
 body 
 . 
 getChild 
 ( 
 0 
 ); 
 // Use getType() to determine the element's type. 
 if 
  
 ( 
 firstChild 
 . 
 getType 
 () 
  
 === 
  
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 ElementType 
 . 
 PARAGRAPH 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 Logger 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
 'The first element is a paragraph.' 
 ); 
 } 
  
 else 
  
 { 
  
 Logger 
 . 
 log 
 ( 
 'The first element is not a paragraph.' 
 ); 
 } 

Return

Element Type — The element type.

Authorization

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

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

get Url()

Returns the URL of the resource.

Return

String — The URL of the resource.

Authorization

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

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

is At Document End()

Determines whether the element is at the end of the Document .

Return

Boolean — Whether the element is at the end of the tab.

Authorization

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

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

merge()

Merges the element with the preceding sibling of the same type.

Only elements of the same Element Type can be merged. Any child elements contained in the current element are moved to the preceding sibling element.

The current element is removed from the document.

 const 
  
 doc 
  
 = 
  
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 getActiveDocument 
 (); 
 const 
  
 documentTab 
  
 = 
  
 doc 
 . 
 getActiveTab 
 (). 
 asDocumentTab 
 (); 
 const 
  
 body 
  
 = 
  
 documentTab 
 . 
 getBody 
 (); 
 // Example 1: Merge paragraphs 
 // Append two paragraphs to the document's active tab. 
 const 
  
 par1 
  
 = 
  
 body 
 . 
 appendParagraph 
 ( 
 'Paragraph 1.' 
 ); 
 const 
  
 par2 
  
 = 
  
 body 
 . 
 appendParagraph 
 ( 
 'Paragraph 2.' 
 ); 
 // Merge the newly added paragraphs into a single paragraph. 
 par2 
 . 
 merge 
 (); 
 // Example 2: Merge table cells 
 // Create a two-dimensional array containing the table's cell contents. 
 const 
  
 cells 
  
 = 
  
 [ 
  
 [ 
 'Row 1, Cell 1' 
 , 
  
 'Row 1, Cell 2' 
 ], 
  
 [ 
 'Row 2, Cell 1' 
 , 
  
 'Row 2, Cell 2' 
 ], 
 ]; 
 // Build a table from the array. 
 const 
  
 table 
  
 = 
  
 body 
 . 
 appendTable 
 ( 
 cells 
 ); 
 // Get the first row in the table. 
 const 
  
 row 
  
 = 
  
 table 
 . 
 getRow 
 ( 
 0 
 ); 
 // Get the two cells in this row. 
 const 
  
 cell1 
  
 = 
  
 row 
 . 
 getCell 
 ( 
 0 
 ); 
 const 
  
 cell2 
  
 = 
  
 row 
 . 
 getCell 
 ( 
 1 
 ); 
 // Merge the current cell into its preceding sibling element. 
 const 
  
 merged 
  
 = 
  
 cell2 
 . 
 merge 
 (); 

Return

Rich Link — The merged element.

Authorization

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

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

remove From Parent()

Removes the element from its parent.

 const 
  
 doc 
  
 = 
  
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 getActiveDocument 
 (); 
 const 
  
 documentTab 
  
 = 
  
 doc 
 . 
 getActiveTab 
 (). 
 asDocumentTab 
 (); 
 const 
  
 body 
  
 = 
  
 documentTab 
 . 
 getBody 
 (); 
 // Remove all images in the active tab's body. 
 const 
  
 imgs 
  
 = 
  
 body 
 . 
 getImages 
 (); 
 for 
  
 ( 
 let 
  
 i 
  
 = 
  
 0 
 ; 
  
 i 
 < 
 imgs 
 . 
 length 
 ; 
  
 i 
 ++ 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 imgs 
 [ 
 i 
 ]. 
 removeFromParent 
 (); 
 } 

Return

Rich Link — The removed element.

Authorization

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

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

set Attributes(attributes)

Sets the element's attributes.

The specified attributes parameter must be an object where each property name is an item in the Document App.Attribute enumeration and each property value is the new value to be applied.

 const 
  
 doc 
  
 = 
  
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 getActiveDocument 
 (); 
 const 
  
 documentTab 
  
 = 
  
 doc 
 . 
 getActiveTab 
 (). 
 asDocumentTab 
 (); 
 const 
  
 body 
  
 = 
  
 documentTab 
 . 
 getBody 
 (); 
 // Define a custom paragraph style. 
 const 
  
 style 
  
 = 
  
 {}; 
 style 
 [ 
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 Attribute 
 . 
 HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT 
 ] 
  
 = 
  
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 HorizontalAlignment 
 . 
 RIGHT 
 ; 
 style 
 [ 
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 Attribute 
 . 
 FONT_FAMILY 
 ] 
  
 = 
  
 'Calibri' 
 ; 
 style 
 [ 
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 Attribute 
 . 
 FONT_SIZE 
 ] 
  
 = 
  
 18 
 ; 
 style 
 [ 
 DocumentApp 
 . 
 Attribute 
 . 
 BOLD 
 ] 
  
 = 
  
 true 
 ; 
 // Append a plain paragraph. 
 const 
  
 par 
  
 = 
  
 body 
 . 
 appendParagraph 
 ( 
 'A paragraph with custom style.' 
 ); 
 // Apply the custom style. 
 par 
 . 
 setAttributes 
 ( 
 style 
 ); 

Parameters

Name Type Description
attributes
Object The element's attributes.

Return

Rich Link — The current element.

Authorization

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

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