SetPriority

Sets the priority value of the conditional formatting rule.

Inherited from ApiFormatCondition.SetPriority.

Syntax

expression.SetPriority(Priority);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiDatabar class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
Priority	Required	number		The priority value (1-based).

Returns

This method doesn't return any data.

Example

Control the order in which a data bar formatting rule is evaluated relative to others in a spreadsheet.

// How do I decide which conditional formatting rule takes precedence when multiple rules overlap in a spreadsheet?

// Resolve conflicts between overlapping formatting rules by assigning a specific priority number in a spreadsheet.

let worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();

worksheet.GetRange("A1").SetValue("Sales Data");
worksheet.GetRange("A2").SetValue(100);
worksheet.GetRange("A3").SetValue(250);

let dataRange = worksheet.GetRange("A2:A3");
let formatConditions = dataRange.GetFormatConditions();

let dataBar1 = formatConditions.AddDatabar();
let dataBar2 = formatConditions.AddDatabar();

dataBar2.SetPriority(3);

let priority = dataBar2.GetPriority();

worksheet.GetRange("C1").SetValue("New priority:");
worksheet.GetRange("C2").SetValue(priority);