An element representing a region that is unknown or cannot be affected by a script, such as a page number.
Methods
Method | Return type | Brief description |
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copy() | UnsupportedElement | Returns a detached, deep copy of the current element. |
getAttributes() | Object | Retrieves the element's attributes. |
getNextSibling() | Element | Retrieves the element's next sibling element. |
getParent() | ContainerElement | Retrieves the element's parent element. |
getPreviousSibling() | Element | Retrieves the element's previous sibling element. |
getType() | ElementType | Retrieves the element's ElementType . |
isAtDocumentEnd() | Boolean | Determines whether the element is at the end of the Document . |
merge() | UnsupportedElement | Merges the element with the preceding sibling of the same type. |
removeFromParent() | UnsupportedElement | Removes the element from its parent. |
setAttributes(attributes) | UnsupportedElement | 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
UnsupportedElement
— The new copy.
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/documents.currentonly
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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:
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.currentonly
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
UnsupportedElement
— 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
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
UnsupportedElement
— 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
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
UnsupportedElement
— 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