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Paragraph

An element representing a paragraph. A Paragraph may contain [Equation](/apps-script/reference/document/equation), [Footnote](/apps-script/reference/document/footnote), [HorizontalRule](/apps-script/reference/document/horizontal-rule), [InlineDrawing](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-drawing), [InlineImage](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image), [PageBreak](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break), and [Text](/apps-script/reference/document/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").

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

// Append a tab header paragraph. const header = body.appendParagraph('A Document'); header.setHeading(DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING1);

// Append a section header paragraph. const 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](/apps-script/reference/document/positioned-image) 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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/positioned-image) — The new positioned image.

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

appendHorizontalRule()

Creates and appends a new [HorizontalRule](/apps-script/reference/document/horizontal-rule).

// 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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/horizontal-rule) — The new horizontal rule.

Authorization

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

appendInlineImage(image)

Creates and appends a new [InlineImage](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image) 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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image) — The appended image.

Authorization

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

appendInlineImage(image)

Appends the given [InlineImage](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image).

// 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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image) — The appended image.

Authorization

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

appendPageBreak()

Creates and appends a new [PageBreak](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break).

Note: [PageBreaks](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) may not be contained within [TableCells](/apps-script/reference/document/table-cell). 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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) — The new page break element.

Authorization

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

appendPageBreak(pageBreak)

Appends the given [PageBreak](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break).

Note: [PageBreaks](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) can't be contained within [TableCells](/apps-script/reference/document/table-cell). 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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) — The appended page break element.

Authorization

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

appendText(text)

Creates and appends a new [Text](/apps-script/reference/document/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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/text) — The new text element.

Authorization

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

appendText(text)

Appends the given [Text](/apps-script/reference/document/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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/text) — The appended text element.

Authorization

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

clear()

Clears the contents of the element.

Return

[Paragraph](#) — The current element.

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:

editAsText()

Obtains a [Text](/apps-script/reference/document/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](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image) and [HorizontalRule](/apps-script/reference/document/horizontal-rule)).

Child elements fully contained within a deleted text range are removed from the element.

const 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](/apps-script/reference/document/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](/apps-script/reference/document/range-element) — 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:

findElement(elementType, from)

Searches the contents of the element for a descendant of the specified type, starting from the specified [RangeElement](/apps-script/reference/document/range-element).

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

// Define the search parameters.

let searchResult = null;

// Search until the paragraph is found. while ( (searchResult = body.findElement( DocumentApp.ElementType.PARAGRAPH, searchResult, ))) { const par = searchResult.getElement().asParagraph(); if (par.getHeading() === DocumentApp.ParagraphHeading.HEADING1) { // Found one, update and stop. par.setText('This is the first header.'); break; } }

Parameters

Name Type Description
elementType ElementType The type of element to search for.
from RangeElement The search result to search from.

Return

[RangeElement](/apps-script/reference/document/range-element) — 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:

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](/apps-script/reference/document/range-element) — 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:

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](/apps-script/reference/document/range-element) — 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:

getAlignment()

Retrieves the [HorizontalAlignment](/apps-script/reference/document/horizontal-alignment).

// 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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/horizontal-alignment) — The alignment.

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:

getChild(childIndex)

Retrieves the child element at the specified child index.

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

// Obtain the first element in the tab. const 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](/apps-script/reference/document/element) — The child element at the specified index.

Authorization

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

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:

getHeading()

Retrieves the [ParagraphHeading](/apps-script/reference/document/paragraph-heading).

// 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('123abc');

// Gets the body contents of the tab by its ID. // TODO(developer): Replace the ID with your own. const body = doc.getTab('123abc').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](/apps-script/reference/document/paragraph-heading) — The heading.

Authorization

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

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

getNumChildren()

Retrieves the number of children.

const 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:

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:

getPositionedImage(id)

Gets a [PositionedImage](/apps-script/reference/document/positioned-image) by the image's ID.

Parameters

Name Type Description
id String the image id

Return

[PositionedImage](/apps-script/reference/document/positioned-image) — the positioned image

Authorization

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

getPositionedImages()

Gets all [PositionedImage](/apps-script/reference/document/positioned-image) objects anchored to the paragraph.

Return

[PositionedImage[]](/apps-script/reference/document/positioned-image) — a list of positioned images

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:

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:

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:

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:

getTextAlignment()

Gets the text alignment. The available types of alignment are DocumentApp.TextAlignment.NORMAL, DocumentApp.TextAlignment.SUBSCRIPT, and DocumentApp.TextAlignment.SUPERSCRIPT.

Return

[TextAlignment](/apps-script/reference/document/text-alignment) — 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:

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:

insertHorizontalRule(childIndex)

Creates and inserts a [HorizontalRule](/apps-script/reference/document/horizontal-rule) at the specified index.

Parameters

Name Type Description
childIndex Integer the index at which to insert the element

Return

[HorizontalRule](/apps-script/reference/document/horizontal-rule) — the new horizontal rule element

Authorization

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

insertInlineImage(childIndex, image)

Creates and inserts a new [InlineImage](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image) 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](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image) — the inserted inline image element

Authorization

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

insertInlineImage(childIndex, image)

Inserts the given [InlineImage](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image) 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](/apps-script/reference/document/inline-image) — the inserted inline image element

Authorization

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

insertPageBreak(childIndex)

Creates and inserts a new [PageBreak](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) at the specified index.

Note: [PageBreaks](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) may not be contained within [TableCells](/apps-script/reference/document/table-cell). 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](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) — the new page break element

Authorization

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

insertPageBreak(childIndex, pageBreak)

Inserts the given [PageBreak](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) at the specified index.

Note: [PageBreaks](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) may not be contained within [TableCells](/apps-script/reference/document/table-cell). 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](/apps-script/reference/document/page-break) — the inserted page break element

Authorization

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

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](/apps-script/reference/document/text) — the new text element

Authorization

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

insertText(childIndex, text)

Inserts the given [Text](/apps-script/reference/document/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](/apps-script/reference/document/text) — the inserted text element

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:

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:

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

[Paragraph](#) — The merged element.

Authorization

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

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:

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

[Paragraph](#) — The removed element.

Authorization

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

removePositionedImage(id)

Removes a [PositionedImage](/apps-script/reference/document/positioned-image) 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:

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.

const 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](/apps-script/reference/document/element) — the current element

Authorization

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

setAlignment(alignment)

Sets the [HorizontalAlignment](/apps-script/reference/document/horizontal-alignment).

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:

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

[Paragraph](#) — The current element.

Authorization

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

setHeading(heading)

Sets the [ParagraphHeading](/apps-script/reference/document/paragraph-heading).

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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. const documentTab = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getActiveTab().asDocumentTab(); const 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:

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