Class EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder

Builder for area charts. For more details, see the Gviz documentation .

Methods

Method Return type Brief description
EmbeddedChartBuilder Adds a range to the chart this builder modifies.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the chart type to AreaChart and returns an EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder .
EmbeddedBarChartBuilder Sets the chart type to BarChart and returns an EmbeddedBarChartBuilder .
EmbeddedColumnChartBuilder Sets the chart type to ColumnChart and returns an EmbeddedColumnChartBuilder .
EmbeddedComboChartBuilder Sets the chart type to ComboChart and returns an EmbeddedComboChartBuilder .
EmbeddedHistogramChartBuilder Sets the chart type to HistogramChart and returns an EmbeddedHistogramChartBuilder .
EmbeddedLineChartBuilder Sets the chart type to LineChart and returns an EmbeddedLineChartBuilder .
EmbeddedPieChartBuilder Sets the chart type to PieChart and returns an EmbeddedPieChartBuilder .
EmbeddedScatterChartBuilder Sets the chart type to ScatterChart and returns an EmbeddedScatterChartBuilder .
EmbeddedTableChartBuilder Sets the chart type to TableChart and returns an EmbeddedTableChartBuilder .
EmbeddedChart Builds the chart to reflect all changes made to it.
EmbeddedChartBuilder Removes all ranges from the chart this builder modifies.
ChartType Returns the current chart type.
ContainerInfo Return the chart ContainerInfo , which encapsulates where the chart appears on the sheet.
Range[] Returns a copy of the list of ranges currently providing data for this chart.
EmbeddedChartBuilder Removes the specified range from the chart this builder modifies.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Reverses the drawing of series in the domain axis.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the background color for the chart.
EmbeddedChartBuilder Changes the type of chart.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the colors for the lines in the chart.
EmbeddedChartBuilder Sets the strategy to use for hidden rows and columns.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the position of the legend with respect to the chart.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the text style of the chart legend.
EmbeddedChartBuilder Sets the merge strategy to use when more than one range exists.
EmbeddedChartBuilder Sets the number of rows or columns of the range that should be treated as headers.
EmbeddedChartBuilder Sets advanced options for this chart.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the style for points in the line.
EmbeddedChartBuilder Sets the position, changing where the chart appears on the sheet.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the range for the chart.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Uses stacked lines, meaning that line and bar values are stacked (accumulated).
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the title of the chart.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the text style of the chart title.
EmbeddedChartBuilder Sets whether the chart's rows and columns are transposed.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the horizontal axis text style.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Adds a title to the horizontal axis.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the horizontal axis title text style.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the vertical axis text style.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Adds a title to the vertical axis.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Sets the vertical axis title text style.
EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder Makes the range axis into a logarithmic scale (requires all values to be positive).

Detailed documentation

addRange(range)

Adds a range to the chart this builder modifies. Does not add the range if it has already been added to the chart.

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

var chart = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(sheet.getRange("A1:B8"))
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0)
    .build();

sheet.insertChart(chart);

Parameters

Name Type Description
range
Range The range to add.

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — this builder, for chaining


asAreaChart()

Sets the chart type to AreaChart and returns an EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder .

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — a builder for an area chart


asBarChart()

Sets the chart type to BarChart and returns an EmbeddedBarChartBuilder .

Return

EmbeddedBarChartBuilder — a builder for a bar chart


asColumnChart()

Sets the chart type to ColumnChart and returns an EmbeddedColumnChartBuilder .

Return

EmbeddedColumnChartBuilder — a builder for a column chart


asComboChart()

Sets the chart type to ComboChart and returns an EmbeddedComboChartBuilder .

Return

EmbeddedComboChartBuilder — a builder for a combo chart


asHistogramChart()

Sets the chart type to HistogramChart and returns an EmbeddedHistogramChartBuilder .

Return

EmbeddedHistogramChartBuilder — a builder for a histogram chart


asLineChart()

Sets the chart type to LineChart and returns an EmbeddedLineChartBuilder .

Return

EmbeddedLineChartBuilder — a builder for a line chart


asPieChart()

Sets the chart type to PieChart and returns an EmbeddedPieChartBuilder .

Return

EmbeddedPieChartBuilder — a builder for a pie chart


asScatterChart()

Sets the chart type to ScatterChart and returns an EmbeddedScatterChartBuilder .

Return

EmbeddedScatterChartBuilder — a builder for a scatter chart


asTableChart()

Sets the chart type to TableChart and returns an EmbeddedTableChartBuilder .

Return

EmbeddedTableChartBuilder — a builder for a table chart


build()

Builds the chart to reflect all changes made to it.

This method does not automatically draw the chart on top of the spreadsheet. A new chart must be inserted via sheet.insertChart(chart) , and an existing chart should be updated via sheet.updateChart(chart) .

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

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B5");
var chart = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(range)
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0)
    .build();

sheet.insertChart(chart);

Return

EmbeddedChart — the created chart, which must still be added to the spreadsheet


clearRanges()

Removes all ranges from the chart this builder modifies.

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

// This code updates the chart to use only the new ranges while preserving the existing
// formatting of the chart.
var chart = sheet.getCharts()[0];
var newChart = chart
    .modify()
    .clearRanges()
    .addRange(sheet.getRange("A1:A5"))
    .addRange(sheet.getRange("B1:B5"))
    .build();
sheet.updateChart(newChart);

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — this builder, for chaining


getChartType()

Returns the current chart type.

Return

ChartType — the chart type


getContainer()

Return the chart ContainerInfo , which encapsulates where the chart appears on the sheet.

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

var chartBuilder = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(sheet.getRange("A1:B8"))
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0);

// This method returns the exact same data as Chart#getContainerInfo()
var containerInfo = chartBuilder.getContainer();

// Logs the values we used in setPosition()
Logger.log("Anchor Column: %s\r\nAnchor Row %s\r\nOffset X %s\r\nOffset Y %s",
          containerInfo.getAnchorColumn(),
          containerInfo.getAnchorRow(),
          containerInfo.getOffsetX(),
          containerInfo.getOffsetY());

Return

ContainerInfo — an object containing the chart container's position


getRanges()

Returns a copy of the list of ranges currently providing data for this chart. Use addRange(range) and removeRange(range) to modify this list.

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

var chartBuilder = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(sheet.getRange("A1:B8"))
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0);

var ranges = chartBuilder.getRanges();

// There's only one range as a data source for this chart,
// so this logs "A1:B8"
for (var i in ranges) {
  var range = ranges[i];
  Logger.log(range.getA1Notation());
}

Return

Range[] — an array of ranges that serve as the chart to be built's data source


removeRange(range)

Removes the specified range from the chart this builder modifies. Does not throw an error if the range is not in this chart.

The range removed must match up with a range added via addRange(range) ; otherwise no change is made to the chart. This method cannot be used to partially remove values from a range.

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

var firstRange = sheet.getRange("A1:B5");
var secondRange = sheet.getRange("A6:B8");

var chartBuilder = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(firstRange)
    // This range will render in a different color
    .addRange(secondRange)
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0);

// Note that you can use either of these two formats, but the range
// MUST match up with a range that was added via addRange(), or it
// will not be removed, and will not throw an exception
chartBuilder.removeRange(firstRange);
chartBuilder.removeRange(sheet.getRange("A6:B8"));

var chart = chartBuilder.build();

sheet.insertChart(chart);

Parameters

Name Type Description
range
Range The range to remove.

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — this builder, for chaining


reverseCategories()

Reverses the drawing of series in the domain axis. For vertical-range charts (such as line, area or column charts), this means the horizontal axis is drawn from right to left. For horizontal-range charts (such as bar charts), this means the vertical axis is drawn from top to bottom. For pie charts, this means the slices are drawn counterclockwise.

// Creates a pie chart builder and sets drawing of the slices in a counter-clockwise manner.
var builder = Charts.newPieChart();
builder.reverseCategories();

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setBackgroundColor(cssValue)

Sets the background color for the chart.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the background color to gray
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setBackgroundColor("gray");

Parameters

Name Type Description
cssValue
String The CSS value for the color (such as "blue" or "#00f" ).

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setChartType(type)

Changes the type of chart. Not all embedded chart types are currently supported. See ChartType .

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

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B5");
var chart = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(range)
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0)
    .build();

sheet.insertChart(chart);

Parameters

Name Type Description
type
ChartType The type to change this chart into.

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — this builder, for chaining


setColors(cssValues)

Sets the colors for the lines in the chart.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the first two lines to be drawn in green and red,
// respectively.
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setColors(["green", "red"]);

Parameters

Name Type Description
cssValues
String[] An array of color CSS values, such as ["red", "#acf"] . The nth element in the array represents the color of the nth line in the chart.

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setHiddenDimensionStrategy(strategy)

Sets the strategy to use for hidden rows and columns. Defaults to IGNORE_ROWS .

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

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B5");
var chart = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(range)
    .setHiddenDimensionStrategy(Charts.ChartHiddenDimensionStrategy.IGNORE_COLUMNS)
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0)
    .build();

sheet.insertChart(chart);

Parameters

Name Type Description
strategy
ChartHiddenDimensionStrategy The strategy to use for hidden rows and columns.

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — this builder, for chaining


setLegendPosition(position)

Sets the position of the legend with respect to the chart. By default, there is no legend.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the legend position to right.
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setLegendPosition(Charts.Position.RIGHT);

Parameters

Name Type Description
position
Position The position of the legend.

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setLegendTextStyle(textStyle)

Sets the text style of the chart legend.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets it up for a  blue, 26-point legend.
var textStyleBuilder = Charts.newTextStyle().setColor('#0000FF').setFontSize(26);
var style = textStyleBuilder.build();
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setLegendTextStyle(style);

Parameters

Name Type Description
textStyle
TextStyle The text style to use for the chart legend.

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setMergeStrategy(mergeStrategy)

Sets the merge strategy to use when more than one range exists. If MERGE_ROWS , rows are merged; if MERGE_COLUMNS , columns are merged. Defaults to MERGE_COLUMNS .

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

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B10");
var range2 = sheet.getRange("C:C10");
var chart = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(range)
    .addRange(range2)
    .setMergeStrategy(Charts.ChartMergeStrategy.MERGE_ROWS)
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0)
    .build();

sheet.insertChart(chart);

Parameters

Name Type Description
mergeStrategy
ChartMergeStrategy The merge strategy to use.

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — this builder, for chaining


setNumHeaders(headers)

Sets the number of rows or columns of the range that should be treated as headers.

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

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B5");
var chart = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(range)
    .setNumHeaders(1)
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0)
    .build();

sheet.insertChart(chart);

Parameters

Name Type Description
headers
Integer The number of rows or columns to treat as headers. Negative values cause headers to be auto-detected.

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — this builder, for chaining


setOption(option, value)

Sets advanced options for this chart. To view a list of the available options, see Chart configuration options .

This method doesn't validate the option you specify is valid for this chart type nor if the value is of the correct format/structure.

This example shows how to change the title and set a legend.

builder.setOption('title', 'Earnings projections');
builder.setOption('legend', {position: 'top', textStyle: {color: 'blue', fontSize: 16}});

Parameters

Name Type Description
option
String The name of the option.
value
Object The value of the option.

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — This builder, for chaining.


setPointStyle(style)

Sets the style for points in the line. By default, points have no particular styles, and only the line is visible.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets large point style.
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setPointStyle(Charts.PointStyle.LARGE);

Parameters

Name Type Description
style
PointStyle The style to use for points in the line.

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.

See also


setPosition(anchorRowPos, anchorColPos, offsetX, offsetY)

Sets the position, changing where the chart appears on the sheet. anchorRowPos and anchorColPos are 1-indexed.

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

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B5");
var chart = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(range)
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0)
    .build();

sheet.insertChart(chart);

Parameters

Name Type Description
anchorRowPos
Integer The chart's top side is anchored in this row.
anchorColPos
Integer The chart's left side is anchored in this column.
offsetX
Integer The chart's upper right-hand corner is offset by this many pixels.
offsetY
Integer The chart's lower left-hand corner is offset by this many pixels.

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — this builder, for chaining


setRange(start, end)

Sets the range for the chart.

If any data points fall outside the range, the range is expanded to include those data points.

Parameters

Name Type Description
start
Number The value for the lowest grid line of the range axis.
end
Number The value for the highest grid line of the range axis.

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setStacked()

Uses stacked lines, meaning that line and bar values are stacked (accumulated). By default, there is no stacking.

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setTitle(chartTitle)

Sets the title of the chart. The title is displayed centered above the chart.

// Creates a line chart builder and title to 'My Line Chart'.
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setTitle('My Line Chart')

Parameters

Name Type Description
chartTitle
String the chart title.

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setTitleTextStyle(textStyle)

Sets the text style of the chart title.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets it up for a  blue, 26-point title.
var textStyleBuilder = Charts.newTextStyle().setColor('#0000FF').setFontSize(26);
var style = textStyleBuilder.build();
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setTitleTextStyle(style);

Parameters

Name Type Description
textStyle
TextStyle The text style to use for the chart title. You can create a TextStyleBuilder object by calling Charts.newTextStyle() .

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setTransposeRowsAndColumns(transpose)

Sets whether the chart's rows and columns are transposed. If set to true , the rows and columns are switched. Defaults to false .

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

var range = sheet.getRange("A1:B5");
var chart = sheet.newChart()
    .setChartType(Charts.ChartType.BAR)
    .addRange(range)
    .setTransposeRowsAndColumns(true)
    .setPosition(5, 5, 0, 0)
    .build();

sheet.insertChart(chart);

Parameters

Name Type Description
transpose
Boolean If true , the rows and columns used to construct the chart are transposed.

Return

EmbeddedChartBuilder — this builder, for chaining


setXAxisTextStyle(textStyle)

Sets the horizontal axis text style.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the X-axis text style to blue, 18-point font.
var textStyle = Charts.newTextStyle().setColor('blue').setFontSize(18).build();
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setXAxisTextStyle(textStyle);

Parameters

Name Type Description
textStyle
TextStyle The text style to use for the horizontal axis title. You can create a TextStyleBuilder object by calling Charts.newTextStyle() .

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setXAxisTitle(title)

Adds a title to the horizontal axis. The title is centered and appears below the axis value labels.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the X-axis title.
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setTitle('X-axis Title')

Parameters

Name Type Description
title
String The title for the X-axis.

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setXAxisTitleTextStyle(textStyle)

Sets the horizontal axis title text style.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the X-axis title text style to blue, 18-point font.
var textStyle = Charts.newTextStyle().setColor('blue').setFontSize(18).build();
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setXAxisTitleTextStyle(textStyle);

Parameters

Name Type Description
textStyle
TextStyle The text style to use for the horizontal axis title. You can create a TextStyleBuilder object by calling Charts.newTextStyle() .

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setYAxisTextStyle(textStyle)

Sets the vertical axis text style.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the Y-axis text style to blue, 18-point font.
var textStyle = Charts.newTextStyle().setColor('blue').setFontSize(18).build();
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setYAxisTextStyle(textStyle);

Parameters

Name Type Description
textStyle
TextStyle The text style to use for the horizontal axis title. You can create a TextStyleBuilder object by calling Charts.newTextStyle() .

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setYAxisTitle(title)

Adds a title to the vertical axis. The title is centered and appears to the left of the value labels.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the Y-axis title.
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setYAxisTitle('Y-axis Title')

Parameters

Name Type Description
title
String The title for the Y-axis.

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


setYAxisTitleTextStyle(textStyle)

Sets the vertical axis title text style.

// Creates a line chart builder and sets the Y-axis title text style to blue, 18-point font.
var textStyle = Charts.newTextStyle().setColor('blue').setFontSize(18).build();
var builder = Charts.newLineChart();
builder.setYAxisTitleTextStyle(textStyle);

Parameters

Name Type Description
textStyle
TextStyle The text style to use for the horizontal axis title. You can create a TextStyleBuilder object by calling Charts.newTextStyle() .

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.


useLogScale()

Makes the range axis into a logarithmic scale (requires all values to be positive). The range axis are the vertical axis for vertical charts (such as line, area, or column) and the horizontal axis for horizontal charts (such as bar).

Return

EmbeddedAreaChartBuilder — This builder, useful for chaining.