How do I set the glyph style on all bulleted lists in a Google doc using App Script [closed]

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I am automating the building of a document based on a set of inputs. I started with Google's example here: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/samples/automations/aggregate-document-content, and made modifications.

The problem I have is when one or more of the source documents contains a bulleted list. The list is imported into the new document as a bulleted list, which is what I expect, but there is no glyph for the list, so it just looks like indented text. I have to manually select each bulleted list and set the bullet style for the list.

Is there a way for me to specify the bullet style I want to be used for all bulleted lists one time, or in some way search for the bulleted lists with App Script after the import to find them and change them?

Cooper · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-07 17:36:53Z

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Setting Glyph Type:

function settingGlyphType() {
  var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getBody();
  body.appendListItem("Item 1");
  body.appendListItem("Item 2").setNestingLevel(1).setIndentStart(72).setGlyphType(DocumentApp.GlyphType.SQUARE_BULLET);
}

Enum GlyphYype

answered Nov 7, 2022 at 17:36

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Mr. T Over a year ago

Doesn't this change the glyph when you insert a new bullet point? In my case I am copying a block of text from another document, and that block of text may have one or more existing lists in it. I want to set the glyph on all of those lists after they are copied into my document.

Mr. T · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-07 19:28:25Z

Okay, I think I figured it out.

    function setGlyphType() {
        var body = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getBody();
        var bullet = null;
        while(bullet = body.findElement(DocumentApp.ElementType.LIST_ITEM, bullet)) {
            bullet.getElement().asListItem().setGlyphType(DocumentApp.GlyphType.BULLET);
        }
    }

The while loop searches the body for elements of type LIST_ITEM, starting from the last LIST_ITEM found. If an element of that type was found, change the GlyphType to BULLET.

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