I'm trying count the number of cells with the same background color and put the result in other cell with a script in google apps script, but I can't do it. I have the next script but not work and I don't know which is the problem:
function countbackgrounds() {
var book = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var range_input = book.getRange("B3:B4");
var range_output = book.getRange("B6");
var cell_colors = range_input.getBackgroundColors()[0];
var color = "#58FA58";
var count = 0;
for( var i in cell_colors )
if( cell_colors[i] == color ){
range_output.setValue(++count);
}
else {
return count;
}
}
Easy solution if you don't want to code manually using Google Sheets Power Tools:
- Install Power Tools through the Add-ons panel (Add-ons -> Get add-ons)
- From the Power Tools sidebar click on the Σ button and within that menu click on the "Sum by Color" menu item
- Select the "Pattern cell" with the color markup you want to search for
- Select the "Source range" for the cells you want to count
- Use function should be set to "COUNTA"
- Press "Insert function" and you're done :)
function countbackgrounds() {
var book = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = book.getActiveSheet();
var range_input = sheet.getRange("B3:B4");
var range_output = sheet.getRange("B6");
var cell_colors = range_input.getBackgroundColors();
var color = "#58FA58";
var count = 0;
for(var r = 0; r < cell_colors.length; r++) {
for(var c = 0; c < cell_colors[0].length; c++) {
if(cell_colors[r][c] == color) {
count = count + 1;
}
}
}
range_output.setValue(count);
}
You can use this working script:
/**
* @param {range} countRange Range to be evaluated
* @param {range} colorRef Cell with background color to be searched for in countRange
* @return {number}
* @customfunction
*/
function countColoredCells(countRange,colorRef) {
var activeRange = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveRange();
var activeSheet = activeRange.getSheet();
var formula = activeRange.getFormula();
var rangeA1Notation = formula.match(/\((.*)\,/).pop();
var range = activeSheet.getRange(rangeA1Notation);
var bg = range.getBackgrounds();
var values = range.getValues();
var colorCellA1Notation = formula.match(/\,(.*)\)/).pop();
var colorCell = activeSheet.getRange(colorCellA1Notation);
var color = colorCell.getBackground();
var count = 0;
for(var i=0;i<bg.length;i++)
for(var j=0;j<bg[0].length;j++)
if( bg[i][j] == color )
count=count+1;
return count;
};
Then call this function in your google sheets:
=countColoredCells(D5:D123,Z11)
here is a working version :
function countbackgrounds() {
var book = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var range_input = book.getRange("B3:B4");
var range_output = book.getRange("B6");
var cell_colors = range_input.getBackgroundColors();
var color = "#58FA58";
var count = 0;
for( var i in cell_colors ){
Logger.log(cell_colors[i][0])
if( cell_colors[i][0] == color ){ ++count }
}
range_output.setValue(count);
}