GetParent

Returns the parent range object of the current format condition.

Inherited from ApiFormatCondition.GetParent.

Syntax

expression.GetParent();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiDatabar class.

Parameters

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns

ApiRange

Example

Read the cell range that owns a data bar formatting rule in a spreadsheet.

// How do I find out which range a data bar formatting rule belongs to in a spreadsheet?

// Trace back a data bar rule to the range it was applied to 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);

let dataRange = worksheet.GetRange("A2:A4");
let formatConditions = dataRange.GetFormatConditions();

let dataBar = formatConditions.AddDatabar();

let parent = dataBar.GetParent();

worksheet.GetRange("C1").SetValue("Parent range:");
worksheet.GetRange("C2").SetValue(parent.GetAddress());