Returns the main body section of the document for editing.
class DocumentApp method .getBody()
DocumentApp is the Apps Script service.
.getBody() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Reach the main content area to insert or replace text.
- Almost all doc editing flows go through the body.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on getBody. Write DocumentApp.getBody(), not DocumentApp.getBody or getBody by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getBody().getBody().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write DocumentApp.getBody(), not DocumentApp .getBody(), DocumentApp.getBody (), or DocumentApp . getBody().
- Wrong capitalization. Use DocumentApp and getBody, not documentapp or getbody.
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