SetFirstPriority

Sets the priority value for the current conditional formatting rule to "1" so that it will be evaluated before all other rules on the worksheet.

Syntax

expression.SetFirstPriority();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiFormatCondition class.

Parameters

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns

This method doesn't return any data.

Example

Move a conditional formatting rule to the top of the evaluation order in a spreadsheet.

// How do I make a formatting rule take precedence over all other formatting rules in a spreadsheet?

// Promote a formatting rule so it is evaluated before any other rules 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");
condition1.SetFillColor(Api.CreateColorFromRGB(255, 0, 0));

let condition2 = formatConditions.Add("xlCellValue", "xlLess", "150");
condition2.SetFillColor(Api.CreateColorFromRGB(0, 255, 0));

worksheet.GetRange("C1").SetValue("Priority before:");
worksheet.GetRange("C2").SetValue("Rule 1: " + condition1.Priority);
worksheet.GetRange("C3").SetValue("Rule 2: " + condition2.Priority);

condition2.SetFirstPriority();

worksheet.GetRange("D1").SetValue("Priority after:");
worksheet.GetRange("D2").SetValue("Rule 1: " + condition1.Priority);
worksheet.GetRange("D3").SetValue("Rule 2: " + condition2.Priority);