Creates a bar chart from sheet data.
class Charts method .newBarChart()
Charts is the Apps Script service.
.newBarChart() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Compare categories side by side on a report sheet.
- Show survey or sales breakdowns visually.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on newBarChart. Write Charts.newBarChart(), not Charts.newBarChart or newBarChart by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like Charts.newBarChart().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write Charts.newBarChart(), not Charts .newBarChart(), Charts.newBarChart (), or Charts . newBarChart().
- Wrong capitalization. Use Charts and newBarChart, not charts or newbarchart.
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.newTableChart()
Creates a table chart from sheet data.
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.newLineChart()
Creates a line chart from sheet data.
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.newPieChart()
Creates a pie chart from sheet data.
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