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\u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets\u003c/code\u003e scopes.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Class DeveloperMetadataLocation\n\nDeveloperMetadataLocation\n\nAccess developer metadata location information. \n\n### Methods\n\n| Method | Return type | Brief description |\n|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [getColumn()](#getColumn()) | [Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) | Returns the [Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) for the column location of this metadata, or `null` if the location type is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.COLUMN`. |\n| [getLocationType()](#getLocationType()) | [DeveloperMetadataLocationType](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/developer-metadata-location-type) | Gets the type of location. |\n| [getRow()](#getRow()) | [Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) | Returns the [Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) for the row location of this metadata, or `null` if the location type is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.ROW`. |\n| [getSheet()](#getSheet()) | [Sheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/sheet) | Returns the [Sheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/sheet) location of this metadata, or `null` if the location type is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.SHEET`. |\n| [getSpreadsheet()](#getSpreadsheet()) | [Spreadsheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/spreadsheet) | Returns the [Spreadsheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/spreadsheet) location of this metadata, or `null` if the location type is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.SPREADSHEET`. |\n\nDetailed documentation\n----------------------\n\n### `get``Column()`\n\nReturns the [Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) for the column location of this metadata, or `null` if the\nlocation type is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.COLUMN`.\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) --- The [Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) for the column location of this metadata, or `null` if the\nlocation type is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.COLUMN`.\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `get``Location``Type()`\n\nGets the type of location.\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[DeveloperMetadataLocationType](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/developer-metadata-location-type) --- The location type.\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `get``Row()`\n\nReturns the [Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) for the row location of this metadata, or `null` if the\nlocation type is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.ROW`.\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) --- The [Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) for the row location of this metadata, or `null` if the\nlocation type is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.ROW`.\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `get``Sheet()`\n\nReturns the [Sheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/sheet) location of this metadata, or `null` if the location type is\nnot `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.SHEET`.\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[Sheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/sheet) --- The [Sheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/sheet) location of this metadata, or `null` if the location type is\nnot `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.SHEET`.\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `get``Spreadsheet()`\n\nReturns the [Spreadsheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/spreadsheet) location of this metadata, or `null` if the location\ntype is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.SPREADSHEET`.\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[Spreadsheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/spreadsheet) --- The [Spreadsheet](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/spreadsheet) location of this metadata, or `null` if the location\ntype is not `Developer``Metadata``Location``Type.SPREADSHEET`.\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets`"]]
