Class FilterCriteriaBuilder

Builder for FilterCriteria.

Methods

Method	Return type	Brief description
`build()`	`FilterCriteria`	Constructs a filter criteria from the settings supplied to the builder.
`copy()`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Copies this filter criteria and creates a criteria builder that you can apply to another filter.
`getCriteriaType()`	`BooleanCriteria`	Returns the criteria's boolean type, for example, `CELL_EMPTY`.
`getCriteriaValues()`	`Object[]`	Returns an array of arguments for boolean criteria.
`getHiddenValues()`	`String[]`	Returns the values that the filter hides.
`getVisibleBackgroundColor()`	`Color`	Returns the background color used as filter criteria.
`getVisibleForegroundColor()`	`Color`	Returns the foreground color used as a filter criteria.
`getVisibleValues()`	`String[]`	Returns the values that the pivot table filter shows.
`setHiddenValues(values)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the values to hide.
`setVisibleBackgroundColor(visibleBackgroundColor)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the background color used as a filter criteria.
`setVisibleForegroundColor(visibleForegroundColor)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the foreground color used as a filter criteria.
`setVisibleValues(values)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the values to show.
`whenCellEmpty()`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell is empty.
`whenCellNotEmpty()`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell is not empty.
`whenDateAfter(date)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is after the specified value.
`whenDateAfter(date)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is after the specified relative date.
`whenDateBefore(date)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is before the specified date.
`whenDateBefore(date)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where a cell date is before the specified relative date.
`whenDateEqualTo(date)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where a cell date is equal to the specified date.
`whenDateEqualTo(date)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where a cell date is equal to the specified relative date.
`whenDateEqualToAny(dates)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is equal to any of the specified dates.
`whenDateNotEqualTo(date)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is not equal to the specified date.
`whenDateNotEqualToAny(dates)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is not equal to any of the specified dates.
`whenFormulaSatisfied(formula)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the specified formula (such as `=B:B<C:C`) evaluates to `true`.
`whenNumberBetween(start, end)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number falls between, or is either of, two specified numbers.
`whenNumberEqualTo(number)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is equal to the specified value.
`whenNumberEqualToAny(numbers)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is equal to any of the specified numbers.
`whenNumberGreaterThan(number)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is greater than the specified value.
`whenNumberGreaterThanOrEqualTo(number)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is greater than or equal to the specified value.
`whenNumberLessThan(number)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the conditional conditional format rule to show cells where the cell number is less than the specified value.
`whenNumberLessThanOrEqualTo(number)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is less than or equal to the specified value.
`whenNumberNotBetween(start, end)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number doesn't fall between, and is neither of, two specified numbers.
`whenNumberNotEqualTo(number)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is not equal to the specified value.
`whenNumberNotEqualToAny(numbers)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number isn't equal to any of the specified numbers.
`whenTextContains(text)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text contains the specified text.
`whenTextDoesNotContain(text)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text doesn't contain the specified text.
`whenTextEndsWith(text)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text ends with the specified text.
`whenTextEqualTo(text)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text is equal to the specified text.
`whenTextEqualToAny(texts)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text is equal to any of the specified values.
`whenTextNotEqualTo(text)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text is not equal to the specified text.
`whenTextNotEqualToAny(texts)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text is not equal to any of the specified values.
`whenTextStartsWith(text)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text starts with the specified text.
`withCriteria(criteria, args)`	`FilterCriteriaBuilder`	Sets the boolean criteria to criteria defined by `BooleanCriteria` values, typically taken from the `criteria` and `arguments` of an existing criteria.

Detailed documentation

`build()`

Constructs a filter criteria from the settings supplied to the builder.

Return

FilterCriteria — A representation of the filter criteria.

`copy()`

Copies this filter criteria and creates a criteria builder that you can apply to another filter.

You can use this method with any type of filter. If you're using a sheet filter, you can copy the criteria to another column.

let ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
let filter = ss.getFilter();
// Makes a copy of the filter criteria applied to column C.
let criteria = filter.getColumnFilterCriteria(3).copy().build();
// Applies the copied criteria to column B. The copied criteria overwrites any existing
// criteria on column B.
filter.setColumnFilterCriteria(2, criteria);

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — A filter criteria builder based on this filter criteria.

`getCriteriaType()`

Returns the criteria's boolean type, for example, CELL_EMPTY. To learn about the types of boolean criteria, see the BooleanCriteria enum.

People often use this method to add criteria to a filter without replacing existing criteria.

To get the arguments for the criteria, use getCriteriaValues().
To use the criteria type and criteria values to create or modify filter criteria, see withCriteria(criteria, args).

You can use this method for any type of filter. If the filter criteria isn't a boolean condition, returns null.

let ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
// Gets the filter on the active sheet.
let filter = ss.getFilter();
// Gets the criteria type and returns a string representing the criteria type object.
let criteriaType = filter.getColumnFilterCriteria(2)
                         .getCriteriaType()
                         .toString();
// Logs the criteria type.
console.log(criteriaType);

Return

BooleanCriteria — The type of boolean criteria, or null if the criteria isn't a boolean condition.

`getCriteriaValues()`

Returns an array of arguments for boolean criteria. Some boolean criteria types don't have arguments and return an empty array, for example, CELL_NOT_EMPTY.

People often use this method to add criteria to a filter without replacing existing criteria.

To get the boolean criteria type, use getCriteriaType().
To use the criteria type and criteria values to create or modify a filter criteria, see withCriteria(criteria, args).
You can use this method for any type of filter.
```
let ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
let filter = ss.getFilter();
// Gets the values of the boolean criteria and logs them. For example, if the boolean
// condition is whenNumberGreaterThan(10), then the logged value is 10.
let criteriaValues = filter.getColumnFilterCriteria(2).getCriteriaValues();
console.log(criteriaValues);
```
Return

Object[] — An array of arguments appropriate to the boolean criteria type. The number of arguments and their type match the corresponding when...() method of the FilterCriteriaBuilder class.

`getHiddenValues()`

Returns the values that the filter hides.

Use this criteria with filters on Grid sheets, the default type of sheet. Grid sheets are sheets that aren't connected to a database. Returns null if you call this method for other types of filters.

let ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
let range = ss.getRange("A1:C20");
let filter = range.getFilter();
// Gets the filter criteria applied to column B, then gets the hidden values.
let filterCriteria = filter.getColumnFilterCriteria(2).getHiddenValues();
// Logs the hidden values.
console.log(filterCriteria);

Return

String[] — An array of values that the filter hides.

`getVisibleBackgroundColor()`

Returns the background color used as filter criteria. Cells with this background color remain visible.

let ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
let range = ss.getRange("A1:C20");
// Logs the background color that column B is filtered by as a hexadecimal string.
let filter = range.getFilter();
let color = filter.getColumnFilterCriteria(2)
                  .getVisibleBackgroundColor()
                  .asRgbColor()
                  .asHexString();
console.log(color);

Return

Color — The background color used as filter criteria.

`getVisibleForegroundColor()`

Returns the foreground color used as a filter criteria. Cells with this foreground color remain visible.

let ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
let range = ss.getRange("A1:C20");
// Logs the foreground color that column B is filtered by as a hexadecimal string.
let filter = range.getFilter();
let color = filter.getColumnFilterCriteria(2)
                  .getVisibleForegroundColor()
                  .asRgbColor()
                  .asHexString();
console.log(color);

Return

Color — The foreground color used as a filter criteria.

`getVisibleValues()`

Returns the values that the pivot table filter shows.

This criteria is only for filters on pivot tables that aren't connected to a database. Returns an empty array for other types of filters.

let ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
// Gets the first pivot table on the sheet, then gets the visible values of its first filter.
pivotTable = ss.getPivotTables()[0];
pivotFilterValues = pivotTable.getFilters()[0].getFilterCriteria().getVisibleValues();
// Logs the visible values.
console.log(pivotFilterValues);

Return

String[] — An array of values that the pivot table filter shows.

`setHiddenValues(values)`

Sets the values to hide. Clears any existing visible or hidden values.

You can use this filter criteria for Grid sheet filters. Grid sheets are sheets with data that aren't connected to a database.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`values`	`String[]`	The list of values to hide.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`setVisibleBackgroundColor(visibleBackgroundColor)`

Sets the background color used as a filter criteria. Cells with this background color remain visible. Setting a background color filter criteria removes the current color filter criteria from this builder.

You can use this filter criteria for Grid sheet filters. Grid sheets are sheets with data that aren't connected to a database.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`visibleBackgroundColor`	`Color`	The background color to set. This must be an RGB-style color, theme colors are not supported.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`setVisibleForegroundColor(visibleForegroundColor)`

Sets the foreground color used as a filter criteria. Cells with this foreground color remain visible. Setting a foreground color filter criteria removes the current color filter criteria from this builder.

You can use this filter criteria for Grid sheet filters. Grid sheets are sheets with data that aren't connected to a database.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`visibleForegroundColor`	`Color`	The foreground color to set. This must be an RGB-style color, theme colors are not supported.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`setVisibleValues(values)`

Sets the values to show. It clears any existing visible or hidden values.

You can use this criteria for filters on pivot tables that aren't connected to a database.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`values`	`String[]`	The list of values to show.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenCellEmpty()`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell is empty.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenCellNotEmpty()`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell is not empty.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenDateAfter(date)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is after the specified value.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter. If you use this criteria with data that's connected to a database, the data type of the column you're filtering by must be a date. If the data isn't connected to a database, the data type of the column you're filtering by doesn't need to be a date, but if it's not, you might get unexpected results.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`date`	`Date`	The latest date.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenDateAfter(date)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is after the specified relative date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`date`	`RelativeDate`	The latest date relative to the date type selected.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenDateBefore(date)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is before the specified date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`date`	`Date`	The earliest unacceptable date.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenDateBefore(date)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where a cell date is before the specified relative date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`date`	`RelativeDate`	The latest date relative to the date type selected.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenDateEqualTo(date)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where a cell date is equal to the specified date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`date`	`Date`	The sole acceptable date.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenDateEqualTo(date)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where a cell date is equal to the specified relative date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`date`	`RelativeDate`	The latest date relative to the date type selected.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenDateEqualToAny(dates)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is equal to any of the specified dates.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`dates`	`Date[]`	The acceptable values.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenDateNotEqualTo(date)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is not equal to the specified date.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`date`	`Date`	The latest date relative to the date type selected.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenDateNotEqualToAny(dates)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell date is not equal to any of the specified dates.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`dates`	`Date[]`	The acceptable values.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenFormulaSatisfied(formula)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the specified formula (such as =B:B<C:C) evaluates to true.

You can only use this criteria to filter data that isn't connected to a database.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`formula`	`String`	A custom formula that evaluates to `true` if the input is valid.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberBetween(start, end)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number falls between, or is either of, two specified numbers.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter. If you use this criteria with data that's connected to a database, the data type of the column you're filtering by must be a number. If the data isn't connected to a database, the data type of the column you're filtering by doesn't need to be a number, but if it's not, you might get unexpected results.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`start`	`Number`	The lowest acceptable value.
`end`	`Number`	The highest acceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberEqualTo(number)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is equal to the specified value.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`number`	`Number`	The sole acceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberEqualToAny(numbers)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is equal to any of the specified numbers.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`numbers`	`Number[]`	The acceptable values.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberGreaterThan(number)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is greater than the specified value.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`number`	`Number`	The highest unacceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberGreaterThanOrEqualTo(number)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is greater than or equal to the specified value.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`number`	`Number`	The lowest acceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberLessThan(number)`

Sets the conditional conditional format rule to show cells where the cell number is less than the specified value.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`number`	`Number`	The lowest unacceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberLessThanOrEqualTo(number)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is less than or equal to the specified value.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`number`	`Number`	The highest acceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberNotBetween(start, end)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number doesn't fall between, and is neither of, two specified numbers.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`start`	`Number`	The lowest unacceptable value.
`end`	`Number`	The highest unacceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberNotEqualTo(number)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number is not equal to the specified value.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`number`	`Number`	The sole unacceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenNumberNotEqualToAny(numbers)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell number isn't equal to any of the specified numbers.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`numbers`	`Number[]`	The unacceptable values.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenTextContains(text)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text contains the specified text.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	The value that the input must contain.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenTextDoesNotContain(text)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text doesn't contain the specified text.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	The value that the input must not contain.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenTextEndsWith(text)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text ends with the specified text.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	Text to compare against the end of the string.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenTextEqualTo(text)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text is equal to the specified text.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	The sole acceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenTextEqualToAny(texts)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text is equal to any of the specified values.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`texts`	`String[]`	The acceptable values.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenTextNotEqualTo(text)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text is not equal to the specified text.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	The unacceptable value.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenTextNotEqualToAny(texts)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text is not equal to any of the specified values.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`texts`	`String[]`	The unacceptable values.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`whenTextStartsWith(text)`

Sets the filter criteria to show cells where the cell text starts with the specified text.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	Text to compare against the beginning of the string.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.

`withCriteria(criteria, args)`

Sets the boolean criteria to criteria defined by BooleanCriteria values, typically taken from the criteria and arguments of an existing criteria.

You can use this criteria with any type of filter, but some BooleanCriteria aren't applicable for all filters.

// Builds a filter criteria that is based on an existing criteria.

var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var criteria = sheet.getFilter().getColumnFilterCriteria(1);
var newCriteria = SpreadsheetApp.newFilterCriteria()
    .withCriteria(criteria.getCriteriaType(), criteria.getCriteriaValues())
    .setHiddenValues(['c'])
    .build();

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`criteria`	`BooleanCriteria`	The type of boolean criteria.
`args`	`Object[]`	An array of arguments appropriate to the criteria type; the number of arguments and their type match the corresponding `when...()` method above.

Return

FilterCriteriaBuilder — This builder, for chaining.