Class Slicer

Represents a slicer, which is used to filter ranges, charts and pivot tables in a non-collaborative manner. This class contains methods to access and modify existing slicers. To create a new slicer, use Sheet.insertSlicer(range, anchorRowPos, anchorColPos).

Methods

Method	Return type	Brief description
`getBackgroundColor()`	`String`	Returns the background color of the slicer in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff').
`getBackgroundColorObject()`	`Color`	Return the background `Color` of the slicer.
`getColumnPosition()`	`Integer`	Returns the column position (relative to the data range of the slicer) on which the filter is applied in the slicer, or `null` if the column position is not set.
`getContainerInfo()`	`ContainerInfo`	Gets information about where the slicer is positioned in the sheet.
`getFilterCriteria()`	`FilterCriteria`	Returns the filter criteria of the slicer, or `null` if the filter criteria is not set.
`getRange()`	`Range`	Gets the data range on which the slicer is applied to.
`getTitle()`	`String`	Returns the title of the slicer.
`getTitleHorizontalAlignment()`	`String`	Gets the horizontal alignment of the title.
`getTitleTextStyle()`	`TextStyle`	Returns the text style of the slicer's title.
`isAppliedToPivotTables()`	`Boolean`	Returns whether the given slicer is applied to pivot tables.
`remove()`	`void`	Deletes the slicer.
`setApplyToPivotTables(applyToPivotTables)`	`Slicer`	Sets if the given slicer should be applied to pivot tables in the worksheet.
`setBackgroundColor(color)`	`Slicer`	Sets the background color of the slicer.
`setBackgroundColorObject(color)`	`Slicer`	Sets the background `Color` of the slicer.
`setColumnFilterCriteria(columnPosition, filterCriteria)`	`Slicer`	Sets the column index and filtering criteria of the slicer.
`setPosition(anchorRowPos, anchorColPos, offsetX, offsetY)`	`Slicer`	Sets the position where the slicer appears on the sheet.
`setRange(rangeApi)`	`Slicer`	Sets the data range on which the slicer is applied.
`setTitle(title)`	`Slicer`	Sets the title of the slicer.
`setTitleHorizontalAlignment(horizontalAlignment)`	`Slicer`	Sets the horizontal alignment of the title in the slicer.
`setTitleTextStyle(textStyle)`	`Slicer`	Sets the text style of the slicer.

Detailed documentation

`getBackgroundColor()`

Returns the background color of the slicer in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff').

Return

String — The background color of this slicer. Returns null if no color is set.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getBackgroundColorObject()`

Return the background Color of the slicer.

Return

Color — The background color of this slicer. Returns null if no color is set.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getColumnPosition()`

Returns the column position (relative to the data range of the slicer) on which the filter is applied in the slicer, or null if the column position is not set. This should be 1-indexed position of the column similar to filter.

Return

Integer — The column position of this slicer.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getContainerInfo()`

Gets information about where the slicer is positioned in the sheet.

Return

ContainerInfo — An object containing the slicer's container position.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getFilterCriteria()`

Returns the filter criteria of the slicer, or null if the filter criteria is not set.

Return

FilterCriteria — The filter criteria of this slicer.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getRange()`

Gets the data range on which the slicer is applied to.

Return

Range — The slicer range.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getTitle()`

Returns the title of the slicer.

Return

String — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getTitleHorizontalAlignment()`

Gets the horizontal alignment of the title.

Return

String — The horizontal alignment of this slicer's title.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getTitleTextStyle()`

Returns the text style of the slicer's title.

Return

TextStyle — The text style of this slicer's title.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`isAppliedToPivotTables()`

Returns whether the given slicer is applied to pivot tables.

Return

Boolean — true if this slicer is applied to pivot tables, otherwise false.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`remove()`

Deletes the slicer.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`setApplyToPivotTables(applyToPivotTables)`

Sets if the given slicer should be applied to pivot tables in the worksheet.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`applyToPivotTables`	`Boolean`	Specifies whether this slicer should apply to pivot tables.

Return

Slicer — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`setBackgroundColor(color)`

Sets the background color of the slicer. A null value resets the background color.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`color`	`String`	The new background color of this slicer in CSS notation (such as '#ffffff').

Return

Slicer — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`setBackgroundColorObject(color)`

Sets the background Color of the slicer. A null value resets the background color.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`color`	`Color`	The new background color of this slicer.

Return

Slicer — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`setColumnFilterCriteria(columnPosition, filterCriteria)`

Sets the column index and filtering criteria of the slicer. A null value resets the slicer filter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`columnPosition`	`Integer`	The new column position of this slicer.
`filterCriteria`	`FilterCriteria`	The new filter criteria of this slicer.

Return

Slicer — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`setPosition(anchorRowPos, anchorColPos, offsetX, offsetY)`

Sets the position where the slicer appears on the sheet. The anchor row and column position indices are 1-indexed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`anchorRowPos`	`Integer`	The slicer's top side is anchored in this row.
`anchorColPos`	`Integer`	The slicer's top side is anchored in this col.
`offsetX`	`Integer`	The horizontal offset from cell corner in pixels.
`offsetY`	`Integer`	The vertical offset from cell corner in pixels.

Return

Slicer — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`setRange(rangeApi)`

Sets the data range on which the slicer is applied.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`rangeApi`	`Range`	The new range for this slicer.

Return

Slicer — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`setTitle(title)`

Sets the title of the slicer. An empty title resets the title to default value.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`title`	`String`	The new title of this slicer.

Return

Slicer — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`setTitleHorizontalAlignment(horizontalAlignment)`

Sets the horizontal alignment of the title in the slicer. A null value resets the alignment.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`horizontalAlignment`	`String`	The new horizontal alignment of this slicer's title.

Return

Slicer — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`setTitleTextStyle(textStyle)`

Sets the text style of the slicer.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`textStyle`	`TextStyle`	The new text style of the slicer's title.

Return

Slicer — This slicer, for chaining.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets