AI-generated Key Takeaways
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TimePicker is an input field for users to input a time, available for Google Workspace add-ons and Google Chat apps.
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Key methods include setting the field name, title, default hours and minutes, and an action to perform when the input changes.
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setFieldNamemethod requires a unique name to identify the picker in UI interaction events. - 
          
setHoursandsetMinutesallow setting prefilled time values, which are represented as strings in form callback parameters. - 
          
setOnChangeActionallows associating a script action with changes made to the picker's input. 
An input field that allows users to input a time.
Available for Google Workspace add-ons and Google Chat apps.
const dateTimePicker = CardService.newTimePicker() .setTitle('Enter the time.') .setFieldName('time_field') // Set default value as 3:30 AM. .setHours(3) .setMinutes(30) .setOnChangeAction( CardService.newAction().setFunctionName('handleDateTimeChange'), );
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description | 
|---|---|---|
set | Time | Sets the field name that identifies this picker in the event object that is generated when there is a UI interaction. | 
set | Time | Sets the prefilled hours value to set in the input field. | 
set | Time | Sets the prefilled minutes value to set in the input field. | 
set | Time | Sets an Action that the script performs whenever the picker input changes. | 
set | Time | Sets the title displayed above the input field. | 
Detailed documentation
setFieldName(fieldName)  
Sets the field name that identifies this picker in the event object that is generated when there is a UI interaction. The field name is visible to the user. Required; the specified field name must be unique.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
field | String | The name to assign to this input. | 
Return
Time — This picker, for chaining.
setHours(hours) 
Sets the prefilled hours value to set in the input field.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
hours | Integer | The default hour value placed in the input, range from 0 to 23. It is always represented as a string in the form callback parameters. | 
Return
Time — This picker, for chaining.
setMinutes(minutes) 
Sets the prefilled minutes value to set in the input field.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
minutes | Integer | The default minutes value placed in the input, range from 0 to 59. It is always represented as a string in the form callback parameters. | 
Return
Time — This picker, for chaining.
setOnChangeAction(action)   
Sets an Action that the script performs whenever the picker input changes.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
action | Action | The action to take. | 
Return
Time — This picker, for chaining.
setTitle(title) 
Sets the title displayed above the input field.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
title | String | The input field title. | 
Return
Time — This picker, for chaining.