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DateItemA 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. const form = FormApp.openById('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'); const item = form.addDateItem(); item.setTitle('When were you born?');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.
response
Date
a Date
object that represents a month, day, and possibly year Return
ItemResponse
— the item response
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.
ReturnDateItem
— a duplicate of this DateItem
, for chaining
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.
ReturnQuizFeedback
— the feedback, if any.
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
).
String
— the item's help text or description text
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.
ReturnInteger
— the item's ID
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.
ReturnInteger
— the index of the item
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.
ReturnInteger
— the number of points a question is worth.
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
).
String
— the item's title or header text
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
.
ItemType
— the item's type
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.
ReturnBoolean
— true
if the date includes a year setting; false
if not
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.
ReturnBoolean
— whether the respondent must answer the question
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 Descriptionfeedback
QuizFeedback
the new feedback Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
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
).
text
String
the new help text Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
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
.
enableYear
Boolean
true
if the date includes a year setting; false
if not Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
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 Descriptionpoints
Integer
the number of a points a question item is worth Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
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 Descriptionenabled
Boolean
whether the respondent must answer the question Return
DateItem
— the current item (for chaining)
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
).
title
String
the new title or header text Return
DateItem
— this DateItem
, for chaining
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
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Last updated 2024-12-02 UTC.
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