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Select

Selects the current pivot table.

Syntax​

expression.Select();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiPivotTable class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

This method doesn't return any data.

Example​

Highlight the entire pivot table range as the active selection in a spreadsheet.

// How do I programmatically select a whole pivot table at once in a spreadsheet?

// Focus the cursor on a pivot table so it becomes the current selection in a spreadsheet.

let worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();

worksheet.GetRange('B1').SetValue('Region');
worksheet.GetRange('C1').SetValue('Style');
worksheet.GetRange('D1').SetValue('Price');

worksheet.GetRange('B2').SetValue('East');
worksheet.GetRange('B3').SetValue('West');
worksheet.GetRange('B4').SetValue('East');
worksheet.GetRange('B5').SetValue('West');

worksheet.GetRange('C2').SetValue('Fancy');
worksheet.GetRange('C3').SetValue('Fancy');
worksheet.GetRange('C4').SetValue('Tee');
worksheet.GetRange('C5').SetValue('Tee');

worksheet.GetRange('D2').SetValue(42.5);
worksheet.GetRange('D3').SetValue(35.2);
worksheet.GetRange('D4').SetValue(12.3);
worksheet.GetRange('D5').SetValue(24.8);

let dataRef = Api.GetRange("'Sheet1'!$B$1:$D$5");
let pivotTable = Api.InsertPivotNewWorksheet(dataRef);

pivotTable.AddFields({
    columns: 'Region',
    rows: 'Style',
});

pivotTable.AddDataField('Price');

pivotTable.Select();