Excel.WorksheetCollection class

The request context associated with the object. This connects the add-in's process to the Office host application's process.

context: RequestContext;

Property Value

Gets the loaded child items in this collection.

readonly items: Excel.Worksheet[];

Property Value

Adds a new worksheet to the workbook. The worksheet will be added at the end of existing worksheets. If you wish to activate the newly added worksheet, call .activate() on it.

add(name?: string): Excel.Worksheet;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.1 ]

Examples

await Excel.run(async (context) => { 
    const wSheetName = 'Sample Name';
    const worksheet = context.workbook.worksheets.add(wSheetName);
    worksheet.load('name');
    await context.sync();
    
    console.log(worksheet.name);
});

Inserts the specified worksheets of a workbook into the current workbook.

Note*: This API is currently only supported for Office on Windows and Mac. And it has been deprecated, please use Workbook.insertWorksheetFromBase64 instead.

addFromBase64(base64File: string, sheetNamesToInsert?: string[], positionType?: Excel.WorksheetPositionType, relativeTo?: Worksheet | string): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string[]>;

Parameters

Returns

An array of IDs corresponding to each newly inserted worksheet.

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi BETA (PREVIEW ONLY) ]

Inserts the specified worksheets of a workbook into the current workbook.

Note*: This API is currently only supported for Office on Windows and Mac. And it has been deprecated, please use Workbook.insertWorksheetFromBase64 instead.

addFromBase64(base64File: string, sheetNamesToInsert?: string[], positionTypeString?: "None" | "Before" | "After" | "Beginning" | "End", relativeTo?: Worksheet | string): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<string[]>;

Parameters

Returns

An array of IDs corresponding to each newly inserted worksheet.

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi BETA (PREVIEW ONLY) ]

Gets the currently active worksheet in the workbook.

getActiveWorksheet(): Excel.Worksheet;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.1 ]

Examples

await Excel.run(async (context) => {  
    const activeWorksheet = context.workbook.worksheets.getActiveWorksheet();
    activeWorksheet.load('name');
    await context.sync();
    console.log(activeWorksheet.name);
});

Gets the number of worksheets in the collection.

getCount(visibleOnly?: boolean): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<number>;

Parameters

Returns

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[ API set: ExcelApi 1.4 ]

Gets the first worksheet in the collection.

getFirst(visibleOnly?: boolean): Excel.Worksheet;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/excel/54-worksheet/reference-worksheets-by-relative-position.yaml

await Excel.run(async (context) => {
    const sheets = context.workbook.worksheets;

    // We don't want to include the default worksheet that was created
    // when the workbook was created, so our "firstSheet" will be the one
    // after the literal first. Note chaining of navigation methods.
    const firstSheet = sheets.getFirst().getNext();
    const lastSheet = sheets.getLast();
    const firstTaxRateRange = firstSheet.getRange("B2");
    const lastTaxRateRange = lastSheet.getRange("B2");

    firstSheet.load("name");
    lastSheet.load("name");
    firstTaxRateRange.load("text");
    lastTaxRateRange.load("text");

    await context.sync();

    let firstYear = firstSheet.name.substr(5, 4);
    let lastYear = lastSheet.name.substr(5, 4);
    console.log(`Tax Rate change from ${firstYear} to ${lastYear}`, `Tax rate for ${firstYear}: ${firstTaxRateRange.text[0][0]}\nTax rate for ${lastYear}: ${lastTaxRateRange.text[0][0]}`)

    await context.sync();
});

Gets a worksheet object using its name or ID.

getItem(key: string): Excel.Worksheet;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.1 ]

Gets a worksheet object using its name or ID. If the worksheet does not exist, then this method returns an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

getItemOrNullObject(key: string): Excel.Worksheet;

Parameters

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[ API set: ExcelApi 1.4 ]

Gets the last worksheet in the collection.

getLast(visibleOnly?: boolean): Excel.Worksheet;

Parameters

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/excel/54-worksheet/reference-worksheets-by-relative-position.yaml

await Excel.run(async (context) => {
    const sheets = context.workbook.worksheets;

    // We don't want to include the default worksheet that was created
    // when the workbook was created, so our "firstSheet" will be the one
    // after the literal first. Note chaining of navigation methods.
    const firstSheet = sheets.getFirst().getNext();
    const lastSheet = sheets.getLast();
    const firstTaxRateRange = firstSheet.getRange("B2");
    const lastTaxRateRange = lastSheet.getRange("B2");

    firstSheet.load("name");
    lastSheet.load("name");
    firstTaxRateRange.load("text");
    lastTaxRateRange.load("text");

    await context.sync();

    let firstYear = firstSheet.name.substr(5, 4);
    let lastYear = lastSheet.name.substr(5, 4);
    console.log(`Tax Rate change from ${firstYear} to ${lastYear}`, `Tax rate for ${firstYear}: ${firstTaxRateRange.text[0][0]}\nTax rate for ${lastYear}: ${lastTaxRateRange.text[0][0]}`)

    await context.sync();
});

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(options?: Excel.Interfaces.WorksheetCollectionLoadOptions & Excel.Interfaces.CollectionLoadOptions): Excel.WorksheetCollection;

Parameters

Returns

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNames?: string | string[]): Excel.WorksheetCollection;

Parameters

Returns

Examples

await Excel.run(async (context) => { 
    const worksheets = context.workbook.worksheets;
    worksheets.load('items');
    await context.sync();
    
    for (let i = 0; i < worksheets.items.length; i++) {
        console.log(worksheets.items[i].name);
    }
});

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNamesAndPaths?: OfficeExtension.LoadOption): Excel.WorksheetCollection;

Parameters

Returns

Overrides the JavaScript toJSON() method in order to provide more useful output when an API object is passed to JSON.stringify(). (JSON.stringify, in turn, calls the toJSON method of the object that is passed to it.) Whereas the original Excel.WorksheetCollection object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Excel.Interfaces.WorksheetCollectionData) that contains an "items" array with shallow copies of any loaded properties from the collection's items.

toJSON(): Excel.Interfaces.WorksheetCollectionData;

Returns

Occurs when any worksheet in the workbook is activated.

readonly onActivated: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetActivatedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.7 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/excel/30-events/events-workbook-and-worksheet-collection.yaml

await Excel.run(async (context) => {
    let sheets = context.workbook.worksheets;
    sheets.onActivated.add(onActivate);

    await context.sync();
    console.log("A handler has been registered for the OnActivate event.");
});

Occurs when a new worksheet is added to the workbook.

readonly onAdded: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetAddedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.7 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/excel/30-events/events-workbook-and-worksheet-collection.yaml

await Excel.run(async (context) => {
    let sheet = context.workbook.worksheets;
    sheet.onAdded.add(onWorksheetAdd);

    await context.sync();
    console.log("A handler has been registered for the OnAdded event.");
});

Occurs when any worksheet in the workbook is calculated.

readonly onCalculated: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetCalculatedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.8 ]

Occurs when any worksheet in the workbook is changed.

readonly onChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetChangedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.9 ]

Occurs when one or more columns have been sorted. This happens as the result of a left-to-right sort operation.

readonly onColumnSorted: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetColumnSortedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.10 ]

Occurs when any worksheet in the workbook is deactivated.

readonly onDeactivated: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetDeactivatedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.7 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/excel/30-events/events-workbook-and-worksheet-collection.yaml

await Excel.run(async (context) => {
    let sheets = context.workbook.worksheets;
    sheets.onDeactivated.add(onDeactivate);

    await context.sync();
    console.log("A handler has been registered for the OnDeactivate event.");
});

Occurs when a worksheet is deleted from the workbook.

readonly onDeleted: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetDeletedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.7 ]

Occurs when any worksheet's filter is applied in the workbook.

readonly onFiltered: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetFilteredEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi BETA (PREVIEW ONLY) ]

Occurs when any worksheet in the workbook has a format changed.

readonly onFormatChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetFormatChangedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.9 ]

Occurs when one or more formulas are changed in any worksheet of this collection. This event is for when the formula itself changes, not the data value resulting from the formula's calculation.

readonly onFormulaChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetFormulaChangedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.13 ]

Occurs when a worksheet is moved within a workbook. This event only triggers when a worksheet is directly moved within a workbook. This event doesn't trigger when the position of a worksheet is indirectly changed, such as when a new worksheet is inserted and causes existing worksheets to change positions.

readonly onMoved: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetMovedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.17 ]

Occurs when the worksheet name is changed in the worksheet collection.

readonly onNameChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetNameChangedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.17 ]

Occurs when the worksheet protection state is changed.

readonly onProtectionChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetProtectionChangedEventArgs>;

Event Type

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[ API set: ExcelApi 1.14 ]

Occurs when the hidden state of one or more rows has changed on a specific worksheet.

readonly onRowHiddenChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetRowHiddenChangedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.11 ]

Occurs when one or more rows have been sorted. This happens as the result of a top-to-bottom sort operation.

readonly onRowSorted: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetRowSortedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.10 ]

Occurs when the selection changes on any worksheet.

readonly onSelectionChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetSelectionChangedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.9 ]

Occurs when left-clicked/tapped operation happens in the worksheet collection. This event will not be fired when clicking in the following cases: - The user drags the mouse for multi-selection. - The user selects a cell in the mode when cell arguments are selected for formula references.

readonly onSingleClicked: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetSingleClickedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.10 ]

Occurs when the worksheet visibility is changed in the worksheet collection.

readonly onVisibilityChanged: OfficeExtension.EventHandlers<Excel.WorksheetVisibilityChangedEventArgs>;

Event Type

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.17 ]