Excel.SlicerCollection class

Represents a collection of all the slicer objects in the workbook or a worksheet.

Extends

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.10 ]

Properties

context

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

items

Gets the loaded child items in this collection.

Methods

add(slicerSource, sourceField, slicerDestination)

Adds a new slicer to the workbook.

getCount()

Returns the number of slicers in the collection.

getItem(key)

Gets a slicer object using its name or ID.

getItemAt(index)

Gets a slicer based on its position in the collection.

getItemOrNullObject(key)

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

load(options)

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

load(propertyNames)

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

load(propertyNamesAndPaths)

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

toJSON()

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.SlicerCollection object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Excel.Interfaces.SlicerCollectionData) that contains an "items" array with shallow copies of any loaded properties from the collection's items.

Property Details

context

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

items

Gets the loaded child items in this collection.

readonly items: Excel.Slicer[];

Property Value

Method Details

add(slicerSource, sourceField, slicerDestination)

Adds a new slicer to the workbook.

add(slicerSource: string | PivotTable | Table, sourceField: string | PivotField | number | TableColumn, slicerDestination?: string | Worksheet): Excel.Slicer;

Parameters

slicerSource

string | Excel.PivotTable | Excel.Table

The data source that the new slicer will be based on. It can be a PivotTable object, a Table object, or a string. When a PivotTable object is passed, the data source is the source of the PivotTable object. When a Table object is passed, the data source is the Table object. When a string is passed, it is interpreted as the name or ID of a PivotTable or table.

sourceField

string | Excel.PivotField | number | Excel.TableColumn

The field in the data source to filter by. It can be a PivotField object, a TableColumn object, the ID of a PivotField or the name or ID of a TableColumn.

slicerDestination

string | Excel.Worksheet

Optional. The worksheet in which the new slicer will be created. It can be a Worksheet object or the name or ID of a worksheet. This parameter can be omitted if the slicer collection is retrieved from a worksheet.

Returns

The new slicer.

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.10 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/excel/38-pivottable/pivottable-slicer.yaml

await Excel.run(async (context) => {
    const sheet = context.workbook.worksheets.getItem("Pivot");
    const slicer = sheet.slicers.add(
        "Farm Sales", /* The slicer data source. For PivotTables, this can be the PivotTable object reference or name. */
        "Type" /* The field in the data source to filter by. For PivotTables, this can be a PivotField object reference or ID. */
    );
    slicer.name = "Fruit Slicer";
    await context.sync();
});

getCount()

Returns the number of slicers in the collection.

getCount(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<number>;

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.10 ]

getItem(key)

Gets a slicer object using its name or ID.

getItem(key: string): Excel.Slicer;

Parameters

key

string

The name or ID of the slicer.

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.10 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/excel/38-pivottable/pivottable-slicer.yaml

await Excel.run(async (context) => {
    const slicer = context.workbook.slicers.getItem("Fruit Slicer");
    slicer.caption = "Fruit Types";
    slicer.left = 395;
    slicer.top = 15;
    slicer.height = 135;
    slicer.width = 150;
    await context.sync();
});

getItemAt(index)

Gets a slicer based on its position in the collection.

getItemAt(index: number): Excel.Slicer;

Parameters

index

number

Index value of the object to be retrieved. Zero-indexed.

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.10 ]

getItemOrNullObject(key)

Gets a slicer using its name or ID. If the slicer doesn't 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.Slicer;

Parameters

key

string

Name or ID of the slicer to be retrieved.

Returns

Remarks

[ API set: ExcelApi 1.10 ]

load(options)

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.SlicerCollectionLoadOptions & Excel.Interfaces.CollectionLoadOptions): Excel.SlicerCollection;

Parameters

options

Excel.Interfaces.SlicerCollectionLoadOptions & Excel.Interfaces.CollectionLoadOptions

Provides options for which properties of the object to load.

Returns

load(propertyNames)

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.SlicerCollection;

Parameters

propertyNames

string | string[]

A comma-delimited string or an array of strings that specify the properties to load.

Returns

load(propertyNamesAndPaths)

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.SlicerCollection;

Parameters

propertyNamesAndPaths
OfficeExtension.LoadOption

propertyNamesAndPaths.select is a comma-delimited string that specifies the properties to load, and propertyNamesAndPaths.expand is a comma-delimited string that specifies the navigation properties to load.

Returns

toJSON()

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.SlicerCollection object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Excel.Interfaces.SlicerCollectionData) that contains an "items" array with shallow copies of any loaded properties from the collection's items.

toJSON(): Excel.Interfaces.SlicerCollectionData;

Returns