A widget that displays text with optional decorations. Possible keys include an icon, a label
above and a label below. Setting the text content and one of the keys is required using setText(text)
and one of DecoratedText
, DecoratedText
, setTopLabel(text)
, or setBottomLabel(text)
. This class is intended to replace
.
KeyValue
Available for Google Workspace Add-ons and Google Chat apps.
var decoratedText = CardService.newDecoratedText() .setText("Text") .setTopLabel("TopLabel"); var multilineDecoratedText = CardService.newDecoratedText() .setText("Text") .setTopLabel("TopLabel") .setWrapText(true) .setBottomLabel("BottomLabel");
Methods
Method | Return type | Brief description |
---|---|---|
setAuthorizationAction(action) | DecoratedText | Sets an authorization action that opens a URL to the authorization flow when the object is clicked. |
setBottomLabel(text) | DecoratedText | Sets the label text to be used as the key and is displayed below the text content. |
setButton(button) | DecoratedText | Sets the Button that is displayed to the right of the text. |
setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType) | DecoratedText | Sets an action that composes a draft email when the object is clicked. |
setEndIcon(endIcon) | DecoratedText | Sets the optional IconImage that is displayed to the right of the content. |
setOnClickAction(action) | DecoratedText | Sets an action that executes when the object is clicked. |
setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action) | DecoratedText | Sets an action that opens a URL in a tab when the object is clicked. |
setOpenLink(openLink) | DecoratedText | Sets a URL to be opened when the object is clicked. |
setStartIcon(startIcon) | DecoratedText | Sets the optional IconImage to display before the text content. |
setSwitchControl(switchToSet) | DecoratedText | Sets the Switch that is displayed to the right of the content. |
setText(text) | DecoratedText | Sets the text to be used as the value. |
setTopLabel(text) | DecoratedText | Sets the label text to be used as the key and is displayed above the text content. |
setWrapText(wrapText) | DecoratedText | Sets whether the value text should be displayed on a single line or multiple lines. |
Detailed documentation
setAuthorizationAction(action)
Sets an authorization action that opens a URL to the authorization flow when the object is clicked. This opens the URL in a new window. When the user finishes the authorization flow and returns to the application, the add-on reloads.
A UI object can only have one of setOpenLink(openLink)
, setOnClickAction(action)
, setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action)
, setAuthorizationAction(action)
, or setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType)
set.
// ... var action = CardService.newAuthorizationAction().setAuthorizationUrl('url'); CardService.newTextButton().setText('Authorize').setAuthorizationAction(action);
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
action | AuthorizationAction | The object that specifies the authorization action to take when this element is clicked. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setBottomLabel(text)
Sets the label text to be used as the key and is displayed below the text content.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | String | The label text. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setButton(button)
Sets the Button
that is displayed to the right of the text. A DecoratedText
can
only support one button or one switch.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
button | Button | The button to add. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType)
Sets an action that composes a draft email when the object is clicked. A UI object can only
have one of setOpenLink(openLink)
, setOnClickAction(action)
, setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action)
,
setAuthorizationAction(action)
, or setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType)
set.
The Action
parameter must specify a callback function that returns a ComposeActionResponse
object configured using ComposeActionResponseBuilder.setGmailDraft(draft)
.
// ... var action = CardService.newAction().setFunctionName('composeEmailCallback'); CardService.newTextButton() .setText('Compose Email') .setComposeAction(action, CardService.ComposedEmailType.REPLY_AS_DRAFT); // ... function composeEmailCallback() { var thread = GmailApp.getThreadById(e.threadId); var draft = thread.createDraftReply('This is a reply'); return CardService.newComposeActionResponseBuilder() .setGmailDraft(draft) .build(); }
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
action | Action | The object that specifies the compose action to take when this element is clicked. |
composedEmailType | ComposedEmailType | An enum value that specifies whether the composed draft is a standalone or reply draft. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setEndIcon(endIcon)
Sets the optional IconImage
that is displayed to the right of the content. A DecoratedText
can only support one button, one switch or one icon.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
endIcon | IconImage | The icon to add. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setOnClickAction(action)
Sets an action that executes when the object is clicked. A UI object can only have one of
setOpenLink(openLink)
, setOnClickAction(action)
, setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action)
, setAuthorizationAction(action)
, or setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType)
set.
The Action
parameter must specify a callback function that returns a ActionResponse
object.
// ... var action = CardService.newAction().setFunctionName('notificationCallback'); CardService.newTextButton().setText('Create notification').setOnClickAction(action); // ... function notificationCallback() { return CardService.newActionResponseBuilder() .setNotification(CardService.newNotification() .setText("Some info to display to user")) .build(); }
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
action | Action | The action to take when this element is clicked. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action)
Sets an action that opens a URL in a tab when the object is clicked. Use this function when the
URL needs to be built or when you need to take other actions in additon to creating the OpenLink
object. A UI object can only have one of setOpenLink(openLink)
, setOnClickAction(action)
, setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action)
, setAuthorizationAction(action)
, or
setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType)
set.
The Action
parameter must specify a callback function that returns a ActionResponse
object configured using ActionResponseBuilder.setOpenLink(openLink)
.
// ... var action = CardService.newAction().setFunctionName('openLinkCallback'); CardService.newTextButton().setText('Open Link').setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action); // ... function openLinkCallback() { return CardService.newActionResponseBuilder() .setOpenLink(CardService.newOpenLink() .setUrl('https://www.google.com')) .build(); }
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
action | Action | The object that specifies the open link action to take when this element is clicked. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setOpenLink(openLink)
Sets a URL to be opened when the object is clicked. Use this function when the URL is already
known and only needs to be opened. A UI object can only have one of setOpenLink(openLink)
,
setOnClickAction(action)
, setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action)
, setAuthorizationAction(action)
,
or setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType)
set.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
openLink | OpenLink | An OpenLink object describing the URL to open. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setStartIcon(startIcon)
Sets the optional IconImage
to display before the text content.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
startIcon | IconImage | The icon to display. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setSwitchControl(switchToSet)
Sets the Switch
that is displayed to the right of the content. A DecoratedText
can only support one button or one switch.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
switchToSet | Switch | The switch to add. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setText(text)
Sets the text to be used as the value. Supports basic HTML formatting. Required.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | String | The text content for this widget. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setTopLabel(text)
Sets the label text to be used as the key and is displayed above the text content.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
text | String | The label text. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.
setWrapText(wrapText)
Sets whether the value text should be displayed on a single line or multiple lines.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
wrapText | Boolean | If true , the text is wrapped and displayed on multiple lines. Otherwise
the text is truncated. |
Return
DecoratedText
— This object, for chaining.