AI-generated Key Takeaways
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ProtectionTypeis an enum used to specify whether you are working with sheet or range protection in Google Apps Script. -
It has two properties:
SHEETandRANGE, that are used with thegetProtections()method to retrieve the corresponding protections. -
You can use
ProtectionTypeto remove or modify existing protections within your spreadsheet, given the necessary permissions.
An enumeration representing the parts of a spreadsheet that can be protected from edits.
To call an enum, you call its parent class, name, and property. For example, SpreadsheetApp.ProtectionType.RANGE.
// Remove all range protections in the spreadsheet that the user has permission // to edit. const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive(); const protections = ss.getProtections(SpreadsheetApp.ProtectionType.RANGE); for (const protection of protections) { if (protection.canEdit()) { protection.remove(); } }
// Removes sheet protection from the active sheet, if the user has permission to // edit it. const sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet(); const protection = sheet.getProtections(SpreadsheetApp.ProtectionType.SHEET)[0]; if (protection?.canEdit()) { protection.remove(); }
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
RANGE | Enum | Protection for a range. |
SHEET | Enum | Protection for a sheet. |