Class TimeItem

AI-generated Key Takeaways

TimeItem allows respondents to indicate a time of day in a form.
TimeItem can be accessed or created from a Form and is graded when used in a quiz.
Various methods are available for TimeItem, including creating responses, duplicating the item, and getting or setting properties like feedback, help text, ID, index, points, title, required status, and type.
Methods like createResponse, duplicate, getGeneralFeedback, getHelpText, getId, getIndex, getPoints, getTitle, getType, isRequired, setGeneralFeedback, setHelpText, setPoints, setRequired, and setTitle provide functionality for interacting with a TimeItem programmatically.

A question item that allows the respondent to indicate a time of day. 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 time item.
const form = FormApp.openById('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz');
const item = form.addTimeItem();
item.setTitle('What time do you usually wake up in the morning?');

Methods

Method	Return type	Brief description
`createResponse(hour, minute)`	`ItemResponse`	Creates a new `ItemResponse` for this time item.
`duplicate()`	`TimeItem`	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`.
`isRequired()`	`Boolean`	Determines whether the respondent must answer the question.
`setGeneralFeedback(feedback)`	`TimeItem`	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)`	`TimeItem`	Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like `ImageItems`, `PageBreakItems`, and `SectionHeaderItems`).
`setPoints(points)`	`TimeItem`	Sets the number of points a gradeable item is worth.
`setRequired(enabled)`	`TimeItem`	Sets whether the respondent must answer the question.
`setTitle(title)`	`TimeItem`	Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a `SectionHeaderItem`).

Detailed documentation

`createResponse(hour, minute)`

Creates a new ItemResponse for this time item. The arguments hour and minute are best represented as integers from 0 to 23 and from 0 to 59, respectively. If they exceed those bounds, they behave as a clock would: for example, 10, 90 is interpreted as 11:30, and -1, 60 is interpreted as 00:00.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`hour`	`Integer`	the hour, represented as an integer from `0` to `23`
`minute`	`Integer`	the minute of the hour, represented as an integer from `0` to `59`

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

TimeItem — a duplicate of this TimeItem, 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

`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

TimeItem — this TimeItem, 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

TimeItem — this TimeItem, 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

TimeItem — this TimeItem, 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

TimeItem — 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

TimeItem — this TimeItem, 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

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Methods

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createResponse(hour, minute)

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duplicate()

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getGeneralFeedback()

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getHelpText()

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getId()

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getIndex()

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getPoints()

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getTitle()

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getType()

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isRequired()

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setGeneralFeedback(feedback)

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setHelpText(text)

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setPoints(points)

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setRequired(enabled)

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setTitle(title)

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Class TimeItem

`createResponse(hour, minute)`

`duplicate()`

`getGeneralFeedback()`

`getHelpText()`

`getId()`

`getIndex()`

`getPoints()`

`getTitle()`

`getType()`

`isRequired()`

`setGeneralFeedback(feedback)`

`setHelpText(text)`

`setPoints(points)`

`setRequired(enabled)`

`setTitle(title)`