A question item that allows the respondent to indicate a date. Items can be accessed or created
from a Form
. When used in a quiz, these items are graded.
// Open a form by ID and add a new date item. var form = FormApp.openById('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'); var item = form.addDateItem(); item.setTitle('When were you born?');
Methods
Method | Return type | Brief description |
---|---|---|
createResponse(response) | ItemResponse | Creates a new ItemResponse for this date item. |
duplicate() | DateItem | Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form. |
getGeneralFeedback() | QuizFeedback | Returns the feedback that is shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question. |
getHelpText() | String | Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like ImageItems , PageBreakItems , and SectionHeaderItems ). |
getId() | Integer | Gets the item's unique identifier. |
getIndex() | Integer | Gets the index of the item among all the items in the form. |
getPoints() | Integer | Returns the point value of a gradeable item. |
getTitle() | String | Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a SectionHeaderItem ). |
getType() | ItemType | Gets the item's type, represented as an ItemType . |
includesYear() | Boolean | Determines whether the date item includes a year option. |
isRequired() | Boolean | Determines whether the respondent must answer the question. |
setGeneralFeedback(feedback) | DateItem | Sets the feedback to be shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question that doesn't have a correct or incorrect answer (ie questions that require manual grading). |
setHelpText(text) | DateItem | Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like ImageItems , PageBreakItems , and SectionHeaderItems ). |
setIncludesYear(enableYear) | DateItem | Sets whether the date item includes a year setting. |
setPoints(points) | DateItem | Sets the number of points a gradeable item is worth. |
setRequired(enabled) | DateItem | Sets whether the respondent must answer the question. |
setTitle(title) | DateItem | Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a SectionHeaderItem ). |
Detailed documentation
createResponse(response)
Creates a new ItemResponse
for this date item. The time fields of the Date
object are ignored; by default, only the year, month, and day fields are used. If setIncludesYear(enabled)
is set to false
, the year is
ignored as well.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
response | Date | a Date object that represents a month, day, and possibly year |
Return
ItemResponse
— the item response
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
duplicate()
Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.
Return
DateItem
— a duplicate of this DateItem
, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getGeneralFeedback()
Returns the feedback that is shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question.
Return
QuizFeedback
— the feedback, if any.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getHelpText()
Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like ImageItems
, PageBreakItems
, and SectionHeaderItems
).
Return
String
— the item's help text or description text
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getId()
Gets the item's unique identifier.
Return
Integer
— the item's ID
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getIndex()
Gets the index of the item among all the items in the form.
Return
Integer
— the index of the item
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getPoints()
Returns the point value of a gradeable item.
Return
Integer
— the number of points a question is worth.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getTitle()
Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a SectionHeaderItem
).
Return
String
— the item's title or header text
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getType()
Gets the item's type, represented as an ItemType
.
Return
ItemType
— the item's type
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
includesYear()
Determines whether the date item includes a year option.
Return
Boolean
— true
if the date includes a year setting; false
if not
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
isRequired()
Determines whether the respondent must answer the question.
Return
Boolean
— whether the respondent must answer the question
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
setGeneralFeedback(feedback)
Sets the feedback to be shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question that doesn't have a correct or incorrect answer (ie questions that require manual grading).
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
feedback | QuizFeedback | the new feedback |
Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
setHelpText(text)
Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like ImageItems
, PageBreakItems
, and SectionHeaderItems
).
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | String | the new help text |
Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
setIncludesYear(enableYear)
Sets whether the date item includes a year setting. The default for new date items is true
.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
enableYear | Boolean | true if the date includes a year setting; false if not |
Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
setPoints(points)
Sets the number of points a gradeable item is worth. The default for new items is 0.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
points | Integer | the number of a points a question item is worth |
Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
setRequired(enabled)
Sets whether the respondent must answer the question.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
enabled | Boolean | whether the respondent must answer the question |
Return
DateItem
— the current item (for chaining)
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
setTitle(title)
Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a SectionHeaderItem
).
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
title | String | the new title or header text |
Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms