How do you resolve a “The parameters (number[]) don't match the method signature for SpreadsheetApp.Range.setValues” error

Question

I am getting this error:

\"The parameters (number[]) don\'t match the method signature for SpreadsheetApp.Range.setValues.\"

in

Answer 1

setValues accepts(and getValues() returns):

• 1 argument of type:
• Object[][] a two dimensional array of objects

It does NOT accept a 1 dimensional array. A range is always two dimensional, regardless of the range height or width.

If A1:A2 is the range, then corresponding values array would be like:

• [[1],[3]]

Similarly, A1:B1 would be

• [[1,2]]

A1:B2 would be

• [[1,2],[3,4]]

Notice how the two dimension provides direction and that it is always a 2D array, even if the height or width of the range is just 1.

Solution:

Push a 1D array to make the output array 2D.

Snippet:

vWriteTable.push([""]);

Related Answer:

What does the range method getValues() return and setValues() accept?