addColumn

Adds a column or column data to a spreadsheet object.

addColumn( workbook, data [, startRow [, startColumn [, insert [, delimiter [, autosize [, datatype ] ] ] ] ] ] )

Required arguments

• workbook spreadsheet object
• data string OR array: Either a delimited list of cell values or an array of values. The default list delimiter is a comma, but you can specify a different delimiter.

Optional arguments

• startRow numeric: the number of the row at which to start adding the column data.
• startColumn numeric: the number of the column in which to add the data.
• insert boolean default=false: if startColumn is specified, whether to insert the new data, shifting existing columns to the right, or replace the existing column. Has no effect if startColumn is not specified.
• delimiter string default=",": the character separating column values in your data if passed as a list. If your values contain commas, use an alternative delimiter not contained in your data, e.g. |, or preferably pass the data as an array.
• autosize boolean default=false: whether to adjust the column width automatically to fit the data added.
• datatype string: force the value to be set as one of the following data types:
  • "blank"
  • "boolean"
  • "date"
  • "numeric"
  • "string"

Chainable? Yes.

Example

workbook = spreadsheet.new()
spreadsheet.addColumn( workbook, "a,b" )
// If your data contains commas, use a different delimiter
spreadsheet.addColumn( workbook=workbook, data="Champion, the wonder horse|Bagpuss", delimiter="|" )