An element representing a paragraph. A Paragraph
may contain Equation
, Footnote
, HorizontalRule
, InlineDrawing
, InlineImage
, PageBreak
,
and Text
elements. For more information on document structure, see the guide to extending Google Docs.
Paragraphs
may not contain new-line characters. New-line characters ("\n") are
converted to line-break characters ("\r").
var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getActiveTab().asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Append a tab header paragraph. var header = body.appendParagraph("A Document"); header.setHeading(DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING1); // Append a section header paragraph. var section = body.appendParagraph("Section 1"); section.setHeading(DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING2); // Append a regular paragraph. body.appendParagraph("This is a typical paragraph.");
Methods
Method | Return type | Brief description |
---|---|---|
addPositionedImage(image) | PositionedImage | Creates and inserts a new PositionedImage from the specified image blob. |
appendHorizontalRule() | HorizontalRule | Creates and appends a new HorizontalRule . |
appendInlineImage(image) | InlineImage | Creates and appends a new InlineImage from the specified image blob. |
appendInlineImage(image) | InlineImage | Appends the given InlineImage . |
appendPageBreak() | PageBreak | Creates and appends a new PageBreak . |
appendPageBreak(pageBreak) | PageBreak | Appends the given PageBreak . |
appendText(text) | Text | Creates and appends a new Text element with the specified contents. |
appendText(text) | Text | Appends the given Text element. |
clear() | Paragraph | Clears the contents of the element. |
copy() | Paragraph | Returns a detached, deep copy of the current element. |
editAsText() | Text | Obtains a Text version of the current element, for editing. |
findElement(elementType) | RangeElement | Searches the contents of the element for a descendant of the specified type. |
findElement(elementType, from) | RangeElement | Searches the contents of the element for a descendant of the specified type, starting from the
specified RangeElement . |
findText(searchPattern) | RangeElement | Searches the contents of the element for the specified text pattern using regular expressions. |
findText(searchPattern, from) | RangeElement | Searches the contents of the element for the specified text pattern, starting from a given search result. |
getAlignment() | HorizontalAlignment | Retrieves the HorizontalAlignment . |
getAttributes() | Object | Retrieves the element's attributes. |
getChild(childIndex) | Element | Retrieves the child element at the specified child index. |
getChildIndex(child) | Integer | Retrieves the child index for the specified child element. |
getHeading() | ParagraphHeading | Retrieves the ParagraphHeading . |
getIndentEnd() | Number | Retrieves the end indentation, in points. |
getIndentFirstLine() | Number | Retrieves the first line indentation, in points. |
getIndentStart() | Number | Retrieves the start indentation. |
getLineSpacing() | Number | Retrieves the line spacing, in points. |
getLinkUrl() | String | Retrieves the link url. |
getNextSibling() | Element | Retrieves the element's next sibling element. |
getNumChildren() | Integer | Retrieves the number of children. |
getParent() | ContainerElement | Retrieves the element's parent element. |
getPositionedImage(id) | PositionedImage | Gets a PositionedImage by the image's ID. |
getPositionedImages() | PositionedImage[] | Gets all PositionedImage objects anchored to the paragraph. |
getPreviousSibling() | Element | Retrieves the element's previous sibling element. |
getSpacingAfter() | Number | Retrieves the spacing after the element, in points. |
getSpacingBefore() | Number | Retrieves the spacing before the element, in points. |
getText() | String | Retrieves the contents of the element as a text string. |
getTextAlignment() | TextAlignment | Gets the text alignment. |
getType() | ElementType | Retrieves the element's ElementType . |
insertHorizontalRule(childIndex) | HorizontalRule | Creates and inserts a HorizontalRule at the specified index. |
insertInlineImage(childIndex, image) | InlineImage | Creates and inserts a new InlineImage from the specified image blob, at the specified
index. |
insertInlineImage(childIndex, image) | InlineImage | Inserts the given InlineImage at the specified index. |
insertPageBreak(childIndex) | PageBreak | Creates and inserts a new PageBreak at the specified index. |
insertPageBreak(childIndex, pageBreak) | PageBreak | Inserts the given PageBreak at the specified index. |
insertText(childIndex, text) | Text | Creates and inserts a new text element at the specified index. |
insertText(childIndex, text) | Text | Inserts the given Text element at the specified index, with the specified text
contents. |
isAtDocumentEnd() | Boolean | Determines whether the element is at the end of the Document . |
isLeftToRight() | Boolean | Retrieves the left-to-right setting. |
merge() | Paragraph | Merges the element with the preceding sibling of the same type. |
removeChild(child) | Paragraph | Removes the specified child element. |
removeFromParent() | Paragraph | Removes the element from its parent. |
removePositionedImage(id) | Boolean | Removes a PositionedImage by the image's ID. |
replaceText(searchPattern, replacement) | Element | Replaces all occurrences of a given text pattern with a given replacement string, using regular expressions. |
setAlignment(alignment) | Paragraph | Sets the HorizontalAlignment . |
setAttributes(attributes) | Paragraph | Sets the element's attributes. |
setHeading(heading) | Paragraph | Sets the ParagraphHeading . |
setIndentEnd(indentEnd) | Paragraph | Sets the end indentation, in points. |
setIndentFirstLine(indentFirstLine) | Paragraph | Sets the first line indentation, in points. |
setIndentStart(indentStart) | Paragraph | Sets the start indentation, in points. |
setLeftToRight(leftToRight) | Paragraph | Sets the left-to-right setting. |
setLineSpacing(multiplier) | Paragraph | Sets the line spacing, as a quantity indicating the number of lines to use for spacing. |
setLinkUrl(url) | Paragraph | Sets the link url. |
setSpacingAfter(spacingAfter) | Paragraph | Sets the spacing after the element, in points. |
setSpacingBefore(spacingBefore) | Paragraph | Sets the spacing before the element, in points. |
setText(text) | void | Sets the contents of the paragraph as text. |
setTextAlignment(textAlignment) | Paragraph | Sets the text alignment. |
Detailed documentation
addPositionedImage(image)
Creates and inserts a new PositionedImage
from the specified image blob.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Gets the first paragraph from the body. const paragraph = body.getParagraphs()[0]; // Fetches the specified image URL. const image = UrlFetchApp.fetch('https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/i/productlogos/apps_script/v10/web-24dp/logo_apps_script_color_1x_web_24dp.png'); // Adds the image to the tab, anchored to the first paragraph. paragraph.addPositionedImage(image);
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
image | BlobSource | The image data. |
Return
PositionedImage
— The new positioned image.
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
appendHorizontalRule()
Creates and appends a new HorizontalRule
.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Gets the first paragraph from the body. const paragraph = body.getParagraphs()[0]; // Adds a horizontal line under the first paragraph. paragraph.appendHorizontalRule();
Return
HorizontalRule
— The new horizontal rule.
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
appendInlineImage(image)
Creates and appends a new InlineImage
from the specified image blob.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Gets the first paragraph from the body. const paragraph = body.getParagraphs()[0]; // Fetches the image from the specified image URL. const image = UrlFetchApp .fetch('https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/i/productlogos/apps_script/v10/web-96dp/logo_apps_script_color_1x_web_96dp.png'); // Adds the image to the first paragraph. paragraph.appendInlineImage(image);
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
image | BlobSource | The image data. |
Return
InlineImage
— The appended image.
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
appendInlineImage(image)
Appends the given InlineImage
.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Gets the first paragraph from the body. const paragraph = body.getParagraphs()[0]; // Makes a copy of the first image in the body. const image = body.getImages()[0].copy();; // Adds the image to the first paragraph. paragraph.appendInlineImage(image);
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
image | InlineImage | The image data. |
Return
InlineImage
— The appended image.
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
appendPageBreak()
Creates and appends a new PageBreak
.
Note: PageBreaks
may not be contained within TableCells
.
If the current element is contained in a table cell, an exception will be thrown.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Gets the first paragraph from the body. const paragraph = body.getParagraphs()[0]; // Adds a page break after the first paragraph. paragraph.appendPageBreak();
Return
PageBreak
— The new page break 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
appendPageBreak(pageBreak)
Appends the given PageBreak
.
Note: PageBreaks
can't be contained within TableCells
.
If the current element exists in a table cell, the script throws an exception.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Gets the first paragraph from the body. const paragraph = body.getParagraphs()[0]; // Adds a page break after the first paragraph. const pageBreak = paragraph.appendPageBreak(); // Makes a copy of the page break. const newPageBreak = pageBreak.copy(); // Adds the copied page break to the paragraph. paragraph.appendPageBreak(newPageBreak);
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
pageBreak | PageBreak | The page break to append. |
Return
PageBreak
— The appended page break 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
appendText(text)
Creates and appends a new Text
element with the specified contents.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Gets the first paragraph from the body. const paragraph = body.getParagraphs()[0]; // Adds a string to the paragraph. paragraph.appendText('This is a new sentence.');
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | String | The text contents. |
Return
Text
— The new text 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
appendText(text)
Appends the given Text
element.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Gets the text from the first paragraph in the body. const paragraph1 = body.getParagraphs()[0]; const text = paragraph1.getText(); // Gets the third paragraph in the body. const paragraph3 = body.getParagraphs()[2]; // Adds the text from the first paragraph to the third paragraph. paragraph3.appendText(text);
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | Text | The text element to append. |
Return
Text
— The appended text 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
clear()
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
Paragraph
— 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
editAsText()
Obtains a Text
version of the current element, for editing.
Use editAsText
for manipulating the elements contents as rich text. The editAsText
mode ignores non-text elements (such as InlineImage
and HorizontalRule
).
Child elements fully contained within a deleted text range are removed from the element.
var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getActiveTab().asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Insert two paragraphs separated by a paragraph containing an // horizontal rule. body.insertParagraph(0, "An editAsText sample."); body.insertHorizontalRule(0); body.insertParagraph(0, "An example."); // Delete " sample.\n\n An" removing the horizontal rule in the process. body.editAsText().deleteText(14, 25);
Return
Text
— a text version of the current element
findElement(elementType)
Searches the contents of the element for a descendant of the specified type.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
elementType | ElementType | The type of element to search for. |
Return
RangeElement
— A search result indicating the position of the search 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
findElement(elementType, from)
Searches the contents of the element for a descendant of the specified type, starting from the
specified RangeElement
.
var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getActiveTab().asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Define the search parameters. var searchType = DocumentApp.ElementType.PARAGRAPH; var searchHeading = DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING1; var searchResult = null; // Search until the paragraph is found. while (searchResult = body.findElement(searchType, searchResult)) { var par = searchResult.getElement().asParagraph(); if (par.getHeading() == searchHeading) { // Found one, update and stop. par.setText('This is the first header.'); return; } }
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
elementType | ElementType | The type of element to search for. |
from | RangeElement | The search result to search from. |
Return
RangeElement
— A search result indicating the next position of the search 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
findText(searchPattern)
Searches the contents of the element for the specified text pattern using regular expressions.
A subset of the JavaScript regular expression features are not fully supported, such as capture groups and mode modifiers.
The provided regular expression pattern is independently matched against each text block contained in the current element.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
searchPattern | String | the pattern to search for |
Return
RangeElement
— a search result indicating the position of the search text, or null if there is no
match
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
findText(searchPattern, from)
Searches the contents of the element for the specified text pattern, starting from a given search result.
A subset of the JavaScript regular expression features are not fully supported, such as capture groups and mode modifiers.
The provided regular expression pattern is independently matched against each text block contained in the current element.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
searchPattern | String | the pattern to search for |
from | RangeElement | the search result to search from |
Return
RangeElement
— a search result indicating the next position of the search text, or null if there is no
match
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
getAlignment()
Retrieves the HorizontalAlignment
.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Gets the first paragraph from the body. const paragraph = body.getParagraphs()[0]; // Sets the horizontal alignment to left for the first paragraph. paragraph.setAlignment(DocumentApp.HorizontalAlignment.LEFT); // Gets the horizontal alignment of the first paragraph and logs it to the console. console.log(paragraph.getAlignment().toString());
Return
HorizontalAlignment
— The alignment.
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
getAttributes()
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 DocumentApp.Attribute
enumeration.
var doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); var documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); var body = documentTab.getBody(); // Append a styled paragraph. var par = body.appendParagraph('A bold, italicized paragraph.'); par.setBold(true); par.setItalic(true); // Retrieve the paragraph's attributes. var atts = par.getAttributes(); // Log the paragraph attributes. for (var 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
getChild(childIndex)
Retrieves the child element at the specified child index.
var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getActiveTab().asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Obtain the first element in the tab. var firstChild = body.getChild(0); // If it's a paragraph, set its contents. if (firstChild.getType() == DocumentApp.ElementType.PARAGRAPH) { firstChild.asParagraph().setText("This is the first paragraph."); }
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
childIndex | Integer | The index of the child element to retrieve. |
Return
Element
— The child element at the specified index.
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
getChildIndex(child)
Retrieves the child index for the specified child element.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
child | Element | The child element for which to retrieve the index. |
Return
Integer
— The child index.
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
getHeading()
Retrieves the ParagraphHeading
.
// Opens the Docs file by its ID. If you created your script from within // a Google Docs file, you can use DocumentApp.getActiveDocument() instead. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const doc = DocumentApp.openById(DOCUMENT_ID); // Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab(TAB_ID).asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Adds a paragraph to the body. const paragraph = body.appendParagraph('Title heading'); // Sets the paragraph heading style to 'Title.' paragraph.setHeading(DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.TITLE); // Gets the heading style and logs it to the console. console.log(paragraph.getHeading().toString());
Return
ParagraphHeading
— The heading.
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
getIndentEnd()
Retrieves the end indentation, in points.
Return
Number
— the end indentation, in points
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
getIndentFirstLine()
Retrieves the first line indentation, in points.
Return
Number
— the first line indentation, in points
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
getIndentStart()
Retrieves the start indentation.
Return
Number
— the start indentation
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
getLineSpacing()
Retrieves the line spacing, in points.
Return
Number
— the line spacing, in points
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
getLinkUrl()
Retrieves the link url.
Return
String
— the link url, or null if the element contains multiple values for this attribute
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
getNextSibling()
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
getNumChildren()
Retrieves the number of children.
var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getActiveTab().asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Log the number of elements in the tab. Logger.log("There are " + body.getNumChildren() + " elements in the tab's body.");
Return
Integer
— The number of children.
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
getParent()
Retrieves the element's parent element.
The parent element contains the current element.
Return
ContainerElement
— 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
getPositionedImage(id)
Gets a PositionedImage
by the image's ID.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
id | String | the image id |
Return
PositionedImage
— the positioned image
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
getPositionedImages()
Gets all PositionedImage
objects anchored to the paragraph.
Return
PositionedImage[]
— a list of positioned images
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
getPreviousSibling()
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
getSpacingAfter()
Retrieves the spacing after the element, in points.
Return
Number
— the spacing after the element, in points
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
getSpacingBefore()
Retrieves the spacing before the element, in points.
Return
Number
— the spacing before the element, in points
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
getText()
Retrieves the contents of the element as a text string.
Return
String
— the contents of the element as text string
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
getTextAlignment()
Gets the text alignment. The available types of alignment are DocumentApp.TextAlignment.NORMAL
, DocumentApp.TextAlignment.SUBSCRIPT
, and DocumentApp.TextAlignment.SUPERSCRIPT
.
Return
TextAlignment
— the type of text alignment, or null
if the text contains multiple types of text
alignments or if the text alignment has never been set
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
getType()
Retrieves the element's ElementType
.
Use getType()
to determine the exact type of a given element.
var doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); var documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); var body = documentTab.getBody(); // Obtain the first element in the active tab's body. var 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
ElementType
— 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
insertHorizontalRule(childIndex)
Creates and inserts a HorizontalRule
at the specified index.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
childIndex | Integer | the index at which to insert the element |
Return
HorizontalRule
— the new horizontal rule 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
insertInlineImage(childIndex, image)
Creates and inserts a new InlineImage
from the specified image blob, at the specified
index.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
childIndex | Integer | the index at which to insert the element |
image | BlobSource | the image data |
Return
InlineImage
— the inserted inline image 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
insertInlineImage(childIndex, image)
Inserts the given InlineImage
at the specified index.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
childIndex | Integer | the index at which to insert the element |
image | InlineImage | the image data |
Return
InlineImage
— the inserted inline image 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
insertPageBreak(childIndex)
Creates and inserts a new PageBreak
at the specified index.
Note: PageBreaks
may not be contained within TableCells
.
If the current element is contained in a table cell, an exception will be thrown.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
childIndex | Integer | the index at which to insert the element |
Return
PageBreak
— the new page break 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
insertPageBreak(childIndex, pageBreak)
Inserts the given PageBreak
at the specified index.
Note: PageBreaks
may not be contained within TableCells
.
If the current element is contained in a table cell, an exception will be thrown.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
childIndex | Integer | the index at which to insert the element |
pageBreak | PageBreak | the p[age break to insert |
Return
PageBreak
— the inserted page break 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
insertText(childIndex, text)
Creates and inserts a new text element at the specified index.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
childIndex | Integer | the index at which to insert the element |
text | String | the text contents |
Return
Text
— the new text 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
insertText(childIndex, text)
Inserts the given Text
element at the specified index, with the specified text
contents.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
childIndex | Integer | the index at which to insert the element |
text | Text | the text element to insert |
Return
Text
— the inserted text 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
isAtDocumentEnd()
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
isLeftToRight()
Retrieves the left-to-right setting.
Return
Boolean
— the left-to-right setting
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 ElementType
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.
var doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); var documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); var body = documentTab.getBody(); // Example 1: Merge paragraphs // Append two paragraphs to the document's active tab. var par1 = body.appendParagraph('Paragraph 1.'); var 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. var cells = [ ['Row 1, Cell 1', 'Row 1, Cell 2'], ['Row 2, Cell 1', 'Row 2, Cell 2'] ]; // Build a table from the array. var table = body.appendTable(cells); // Get the first row in the table. var row = table.getRow(0); // Get the two cells in this row. var cell1 = row.getCell(0); var cell2 = row.getCell(1); // Merge the current cell into its preceding sibling element. var merged = cell2.merge();
Return
Paragraph
— 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
removeChild(child)
Removes the specified child element.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
child | Element | the child element to remove |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
removeFromParent()
Removes the element from its parent.
var doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); var documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab() var body = documentTab.getBody(); // Remove all images in the active tab's body. var imgs = body.getImages(); for (var i = 0; i < imgs.length; i++) { imgs[i].removeFromParent(); }
Return
Paragraph
— 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
removePositionedImage(id)
Removes a PositionedImage
by the image's ID.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
id | String | the image id |
Return
Boolean
— whether or not the specified image was removed
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
replaceText(searchPattern, replacement)
Replaces all occurrences of a given text pattern with a given replacement string, using regular expressions.
The search pattern is passed as a string, not a JavaScript regular expression object. Because of this you'll need to escape any backslashes in the pattern.
This methods uses Google's RE2 regular expression library, which limits the supported syntax.
The provided regular expression pattern is independently matched against each text block contained in the current element.
var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getActiveTab().asDocumentTab().getBody(); // Clear the text surrounding "Apps Script", with or without text. body.replaceText("^.*Apps ?Script.*$", "Apps Script");
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
searchPattern | String | the regex pattern to search for |
replacement | String | the text to use as replacement |
Return
Element
— 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
setAlignment(alignment)
Sets the HorizontalAlignment
.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
alignment | HorizontalAlignment | the horizontal alignment |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setAttributes(attributes)
Sets the element's attributes.
The specified attributes parameter must be an object where each property name is an item in
the DocumentApp.Attribute
enumeration and each property value is the new value to be
applied.
var doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); var documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); var body = documentTab.getBody(); // Define a custom paragraph style. var 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. var 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
Paragraph
— 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
setHeading(heading)
Sets the ParagraphHeading
.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
heading | ParagraphHeading | the heading |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setIndentEnd(indentEnd)
Sets the end indentation, in points.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
indentEnd | Number | the end indentation, in points |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setIndentFirstLine(indentFirstLine)
Sets the first line indentation, in points.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
indentFirstLine | Number | the first line indentation, in points |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setIndentStart(indentStart)
Sets the start indentation, in points.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
indentStart | Number | the start indentation, in points |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setLeftToRight(leftToRight)
Sets the left-to-right setting.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
leftToRight | Boolean | the left-to-right setting |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setLineSpacing(multiplier)
Sets the line spacing, as a quantity indicating the number of lines to use for spacing.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
multiplier | Number | the number of lines |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setLinkUrl(url)
Sets the link url.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
url | String | the link url |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setSpacingAfter(spacingAfter)
Sets the spacing after the element, in points.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
spacingAfter | Number | the spacing after the element, in points |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setSpacingBefore(spacingBefore)
Sets the spacing before the element, in points.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
spacingBefore | Number | the spacing before the element, in points |
Return
Paragraph
— 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
setText(text)
Sets the contents of the paragraph as text.
Note: existing contents are cleared.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | String | the new text contents |
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
setTextAlignment(textAlignment)
Sets the text alignment. The available types of alignment are DocumentApp.TextAlignment.NORMAL
, DocumentApp.TextAlignment.SUBSCRIPT
, and DocumentApp.TextAlignment.SUPERSCRIPT
.
// Make the entire first paragraph in the active tab be superscript. var documentTab = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); var text = documentTab.getBody().getParagraphs()[0].editAsText(); text.setTextAlignment(DocumentApp.TextAlignment.SUPERSCRIPT);
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
textAlignment | TextAlignment | the type of text alignment to apply |
Return
Paragraph
— 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