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Class InlineDrawing

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InlineDrawing

An element representing an embedded drawing. An InlineDrawing can be contained within a[ListItem](/apps-script/reference/document/list-item) or [Paragraph](/apps-script/reference/document/paragraph), unless the ListItem or Paragraph is within a [FootnoteSection](/apps-script/reference/document/footnote-section). An InlineDrawing cannot itself contain any other element. For more information on document structure, see the guide to extending Google Docs.

Methods

Method Return type Brief description
copy() InlineDrawing Returns a detached, deep copy of the current element.
getAltDescription() String Returns the drawing's alternate description.
getAltTitle() String Returns the drawing's alternate title.
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() InlineDrawing Merges the element with the preceding sibling of the same type.
removeFromParent() InlineDrawing Removes the element from its parent.
setAltDescription(description) InlineDrawing Sets the drawing's alternate description.
setAltTitle(title) InlineDrawing Sets the drawing's alternate title.
setAttributes(attributes) InlineDrawing 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

[InlineDrawing](#) — The new copy.

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

getAltDescription()

Returns the drawing's alternate description.

Return

String — the alternate title, or null if the element does not have an alternate title

Authorization

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

getAltTitle()

Returns the drawing's alternate title.

Return

String — the alternate title, or null if the element does not have an alternate title

Authorization

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

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.

const doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); const documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); const body = documentTab.getBody();

// Append a styled paragraph. const par = body.appendParagraph('A bold, italicized paragraph.'); par.setBold(true); par.setItalic(true);

// Retrieve the paragraph's attributes. const atts = par.getAttributes();

// Log the paragraph attributes. for (const 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:

getNextSibling()

Retrieves the element's next sibling element.

The next sibling has the same parent and follows the current element.

Return

[Element](/apps-script/reference/document/element) — The next sibling element.

Authorization

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

getParent()

Retrieves the element's parent element.

The parent element contains the current element.

Return

[ContainerElement](/apps-script/reference/document/container-element) — The parent element.

Authorization

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

getPreviousSibling()

Retrieves the element's previous sibling element.

The previous sibling has the same parent and precedes the current element.

Return

[Element](/apps-script/reference/document/element) — The previous sibling element.

Authorization

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

getType()

Retrieves the element's [ElementType](/apps-script/reference/document/element-type).

Use getType() to determine the exact type of a given element.

const doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); const documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); const body = documentTab.getBody();

// Obtain the first element in the active tab's body.

const 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](/apps-script/reference/document/element-type) — The element type.

Authorization

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

isAtDocumentEnd()

Determines whether the element is at the end of the [Document](/apps-script/reference/document/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:

merge()

Merges the element with the preceding sibling of the same type.

Only elements of the same [ElementType](/apps-script/reference/document/element-type) 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.

const doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); const documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); const body = documentTab.getBody();

// Example 1: Merge paragraphs // Append two paragraphs to the document's active tab. const par1 = body.appendParagraph('Paragraph 1.'); const 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. const cells = [ ['Row 1, Cell 1', 'Row 1, Cell 2'], ['Row 2, Cell 1', 'Row 2, Cell 2'], ]; // Build a table from the array. const table = body.appendTable(cells); // Get the first row in the table. const row = table.getRow(0); // Get the two cells in this row. const cell1 = row.getCell(0); const cell2 = row.getCell(1); // Merge the current cell into its preceding sibling element. const merged = cell2.merge();

Return

[InlineDrawing](#) — The merged element.

Authorization

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

removeFromParent()

Removes the element from its parent.

const doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); const documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); const body = documentTab.getBody();

// Remove all images in the active tab's body. const imgs = body.getImages(); for (let i = 0; i < imgs.length; i++) { imgs[i].removeFromParent(); }

Return

[InlineDrawing](#) — The removed element.

Authorization

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

setAltDescription(description)

Sets the drawing's alternate description. If the given title is null, sets the description to the empty string.

Parameters

Name Type Description
description String the alternate title

Return

[InlineDrawing](#) — the current object

Authorization

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

setAltTitle(title)

Sets the drawing's alternate title. If the given title is null, sets the title to the empty string.

Parameters

Name Type Description
title String the alternate title

Return

[InlineDrawing](#) — the current object

Authorization

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

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.

const doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); const documentTab = doc.getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); const body = documentTab.getBody();

// Define a custom paragraph style. const 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. const 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

[InlineDrawing](#) — The current element.

Authorization

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

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Last updated 2024-12-02 UTC.