Class DataValidationBuilder

DataValidationBuilder

The base DataValidationBuilder that contains setters for properties common to all validations, such as help text. Used to build DataValadation objects.

 // Add a text item to a form and require it to be a number within a range.
 var textItem = form.addTextItem().setTitle('Pick a number between 1 and 100?');
 var textValidation = FormApp.createTextValidation()
   .setHelpText(“Input was not a number between 1 and 100.”)
   .requireNumberBetween(1, 100)
   .build();
 textItem.setValidation(textValidation);
 

Methods

Method	Return type	Brief description
build()	DataValidation	Builds a DataValidation of the corresponding type for this builder.
copy()	DataValidationBuilder	Returns a copy of this builder.
setHelpText(text)	DataValidationBuilder	Sets the item's help text.

Detailed documentation

build()

Builds a DataValidation of the corresponding type for this builder.

Return

DataValidation — DataValidation

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copy()

Returns a copy of this builder.

Return

DataValidationBuilder — DataValidationBuilder

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setHelpText(text)

Sets the item's help text. This text is shown to the user if the input fails validation.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
text	String	the new help text

Return

DataValidationBuilder — this DataValidation, for chaining