SetFirstPriority
Sets the priority value for the current conditional formatting rule to "1" so that it will be evaluated before all other rules on the worksheet.
Syntax
expression.SetFirstPriority();
expression - A variable that represents a ApiColorScale class.
Parameters
This method doesn't have any parameters.
Returns
This method doesn't return any data.
Example
This example sets a conditional formatting rule as first priority.
- Code
- Result
// How to change the priority order of conditional formatting rules.
// Set conditional formatting rule as first priority.
let worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();
worksheet.GetRange("A1").SetValue("Sales Data");
worksheet.GetRange("A2").SetValue(100);
worksheet.GetRange("A3").SetValue(250);
worksheet.GetRange("A4").SetValue(150);
worksheet.GetRange("A5").SetValue(300);
worksheet.GetRange("A6").SetValue(75);
let dataRange = worksheet.GetRange("A2:A6");
let formatConditions = dataRange.GetFormatConditions();
let condition1 = formatConditions.Add("xlCellValue", "xlGreater", "200");
condition1.SetFillColor(Api.CreateColorFromRGB(255, 0, 0));
let condition2 = formatConditions.Add("xlCellValue", "xlLess", "150");
condition2.SetFillColor(Api.CreateColorFromRGB(0, 255, 0));
worksheet.GetRange("C1").SetValue("Priority before:");
worksheet.GetRange("C2").SetValue("Rule 1: " + condition1.Priority);
worksheet.GetRange("C3").SetValue("Rule 2: " + condition2.Priority);
condition2.SetFirstPriority();
worksheet.GetRange("D1").SetValue("Priority after:");
worksheet.GetRange("D2").SetValue("Rule 1: " + condition1.Priority);
worksheet.GetRange("D3").SetValue("Rule 2: " + condition2.Priority);