AI-generated Key Takeaways
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Spreadsheet groups associate contiguous rows or columns that can be expanded or collapsed to hide or show content.
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Each group has a control toggle to expand or collapse the group as a whole.
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The depth of a group indicates its nested position within larger groups.
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The collapsed state determines if a group remains collapsed or expanded after a parent group is expanded.
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Groups can be manipulated using methods like collapse(), expand(), and remove().
Access and modify spreadsheet groups. Groups are an association between an interval of contiguous rows or columns that can be expanded or collapsed as a unit to hide/show the rows or columns. Each group has a control toggle on the row or column directly before or after the group (depending on settings) that can expand or collapse the group as a whole.
The depth of a group refers to the nested position of the group and how many larger groups contain the group. The collapsed state of a group refers to whether the group should remain collapsed or expanded after a parent group has been expanded. Additionally, at the time that a group is collapsed or expanded, the rows or columns within the group are hidden or set visible, though individual rows or columns can be hidden or set visible irrespective of the collapsed state.
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
Group
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Collapses this group. | |
Group
|
Expands this group. | |
Integer
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Returns the control toggle index of this group. | |
Integer
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Returns the depth of this group. | |
Range
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Returns the range over which this group exists. | |
Boolean
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Returns true
if this group is collapsed. |
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void
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Removes this group from the sheet, reducing the group depth of the range
by
one. |
Detailed documentation
collapse()
Collapses this group.
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp . getActiveSpreadsheet (). getSheets ()[ 0 ]; const range = sheet . getRange ( '2:3' ); range . shiftRowGroupDepth ( 1 ); const group = sheet . getRowGroup ( 2 , 1 ); // Collapses this group. group . collapse ();
Return
Group
— This group, for chaining.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets
get
Returns the control toggle index of this group. This is the index just before the range when the control toggle is shown before the group, or the index just after the range otherwise.
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp . getActiveSpreadsheet (). getSheets ()[ 0 ]; sheet . setRowGroupControlAfter ( true ); const range = sheet . getRange ( '2:3' ); range . shiftRowGroupDepth ( 1 ); const group = sheet . getRowGroup ( 2 , 1 ); // Returns 4 const controlIndex = group . getControlIndex ();
Return
Integer
— The control toggle index of this group.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets
get
Returns the depth of this group.
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp . getActiveSpreadsheet (). getSheets ()[ 0 ]; const range = sheet . getRange ( '2:3' ); range . shiftRowGroupDepth ( 1 ); const group = sheet . getRowGroup ( 2 , 1 ); // Returns 1 if the group is at depth 1. const depth = group . getDepth ();
Return
Integer
— The depth of this group.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets
get
Returns the range over which this group exists.
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp . getActiveSpreadsheet (). getSheets ()[ 0 ]; let range = sheet . getRange ( '2:3' ); range . shiftRowGroupDepth ( 1 ); const group = sheet . getRowGroup ( 1 , 1 ); // Returns the range 2:3 if the group is over rows 2:3 range = group . getRange ();
Return
Range
— The range over which the group exists.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets
is
Returns true
if this group is collapsed.
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp . getActiveSpreadsheet (). getSheets ()[ 0 ]; const range = sheet . getRange ( '2:3' ); range . shiftRowGroupDepth ( 1 ); const group = sheet . getRowGroup ( 2 , 1 ); // Returns true if the group is collapsed. const isCollapsed = group . isCollapsed ();
Return
Boolean
— true
If this group is collapsed; returns false
otherwise.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets
remove()
Removes this group from the sheet, reducing the group depth of the range
by
one. This may modify other groups. After calling this, the group object becomes invalid to use.
const sheet = SpreadsheetApp . getActiveSpreadsheet (). getSheets ()[ 0 ]; let range = sheet . getRange ( '2:3' ); range . shiftRowGroupDepth ( 1 ); const group = sheet . getRowGroup ( 2 , 1 ); // Removes this group range = group . remove ();
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets
