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SetStopIfTrue

Sets whether the editor will stop evaluating additional formatting rules if this rule evaluates to true.

Inherited from ApiFormatCondition.SetStopIfTrue.

Syntax​

expression.SetStopIfTrue(StopIfTrue);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiColorScale class.

Parameters​

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
StopIfTrueRequiredbooleanTrue to stop evaluating additional rules.

Returns​

This method doesn't return any data.

Example​

Stop the evaluation of the lower priority formatting rules when a rule is fulfilled in a spreadsheet.

// How do I prevent the other conditional formatting rules from being applied to the cells which are already highlighted in a spreadsheet?

// Keep the number format of the cells greater than 200 untouched by the second rule in a spreadsheet.

let worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();

worksheet.GetRange("A1").SetValue("Sales Data");
worksheet.GetRange("A2").SetValue(100);
worksheet.GetRange("A3").SetValue(250);
worksheet.GetRange("A4").SetValue(150);
worksheet.GetRange("A5").SetValue(300);
worksheet.GetRange("A6").SetValue(75);

let dataRange = worksheet.GetRange("A2:A6");
let formatConditions = dataRange.GetFormatConditions();

let condition1 = formatConditions.Add("xlCellValue", "xlGreater", "200");
let condition2 = formatConditions.Add("xlCellValue", "xlGreater", "20");

condition1.SetFillColor(Api.RGB(255, 0, 0));
condition1.SetStopIfTrue(true);

condition2.SetFillColor(Api.RGB(0, 255, 0));
condition2.SetNumberFormat("0.00");

worksheet.GetRange("C1").SetValue("The cells greater than 200 keep the general number format");