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AddColorScale

Adds a new color scale conditional formatting rule to the collection.

Syntax

expression.AddColorScale(ColorScaleType);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiFormatConditions class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
ColorScaleTypeOptionalnumber3The type of color scale (2 for two-color scale, 3 for three-color scale).

Returns

ApiColorScale | null

Example

Apply a gradient color range across cells to visualize high and low values at a glance in a spreadsheet.

// How do I shade a column of numbers from one color to another based on their relative size in a spreadsheet?

// Give a range a heat-map appearance by mapping cell values to a color spectrum in a spreadsheet.

let worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();

worksheet.GetRange("A1").SetValue("Performance Data");
worksheet.GetRange("A2").SetValue(15);
worksheet.GetRange("A3").SetValue(67);
worksheet.GetRange("A4").SetValue(23);
worksheet.GetRange("A5").SetValue(89);
worksheet.GetRange("A6").SetValue(45);
worksheet.GetRange("A7").SetValue(91);
worksheet.GetRange("A8").SetValue(12);
worksheet.GetRange("A9").SetValue(78);

let dataRange = worksheet.GetRange("A2:A9");

let formatConditions = dataRange.GetFormatConditions();

formatConditions.AddColorScale(3);