Why does Google script for each run differently for range in a row vs range in a column

问题

I am trying to create a list of tabs based on values in a row, as I have previously done with values in a column (The script here is an example test as I was trying to identify the issue, not the actual script used). However, the forEach() function is working differently and I do not understand why. Below I will append two sets of scripts and their results.

For column:

  var app = SpreadsheetApp;
  var ss = app.getActiveSpreadsheet();
  var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
  var range = sheet.getRange(1,1,5,1);
  var STlist = [];

  range.getValues().forEach(function(x){
    Logger.log(x + " why");
    STlist.push(x);
  });

  Logger.log(STlist);  
}

Output for column

[20-02-28 12:10:58:012 HKT] z why
[20-02-28 12:10:58:018 HKT] a why
[20-02-28 12:10:58:021 HKT] b why
[20-02-28 12:10:58:023 HKT] c why
[20-02-28 12:10:58:026 HKT] d why
[20-02-28 12:10:58:029 HKT] [[z], [a], [b], [c], [d]]

For Row

  var app = SpreadsheetApp;
  var ss = app.getActiveSpreadsheet();
  var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
  var range = sheet.getRange(1,1,1,5);
  var STlist = [];

  range.getValues().forEach(function(x){
    Logger.log(x + " why");
    STlist.push(x);
  });

  Logger.log(STlist);  
}

Output for row

[20-02-28 12:11:35:013 HKT] z,x,d,v,g why
[20-02-28 12:11:35:018 HKT] [[z, x, d, v, g]]

Would it be possible for the row format to work the same as the column format? As I was expecting to see the same results but I got different results.

Thank you

回答1:

To put in spreadsheet terms, the values array always contain rows and each of the rows contain column elements. In both cases,

range.getValues().forEach(function(x){

The x will be a row. And row will be a array with column elements:

A1:A5: [[z], [a], [b], [c], [d]]
A1:E1: [[z, x, d, v, g]]

A1:A5 has 5 rows and each of those rows contain a column element. So, forEach(row=>) will iterate 5 rows. A1:E1 contain 1 row and therefore forEach(row=>) will iterate 1 row. To iterate the elements in each row, you'd need another for-loop:

const arr1 = [["a1","b1"]];
const arr2 = [["a1"],["a2"]];
const arr3 = [["a1","b1"],
                   ["a2","b2"]];
const st = JSON.stringify
const loop_ = (arr) => 
  arr.forEach((row, i) => 
    row.forEach((colEl, j) => 
      console.info(`This array is ${st(arr)} 
            row is ${st(row)} 
            Current column is ${st(colEl)}
            col Element at index [${i},${j}] in this array is ${colEl}`)));

[arr1,arr2,arr3].forEach(loop_)

References:

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来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60445181/why-does-google-script-for-each-run-differently-for-range-in-a-row-vs-range-in-a

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