Class CardAction

    Card Action

    A clickable menu item that is added to the card header menu.

     const 
  
 action 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newAction 
 (); 
 // Finish building the action... 
 const 
  
 cardAction 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newCardAction 
 (). 
 setText 
 ( 
 'Card action' 
 ). 
 setOnClickAction 
 ( 
 action 
 );

    Methods

    Method Return type Brief description
    set Authorization Action(action)
    		Card Action Sets an authorization action that opens a URL to the authorization flow when the object is clicked.
    set Compose Action(action, composedEmailType)
    		Card Action Sets an action that composes a draft email when the object is clicked.
    set On Click Action(action)
    		Card Action Sets an action that executes when the object is clicked.
    set On Click Open Link Action(action)
    		Card Action Sets an action that opens a URL in a tab when the object is clicked.
    set Open Link(openLink)
    		Card Action Sets a URL to be opened when the object is clicked.
    set Text(text)
    		Card Action Sets the menu text for this action.

    Detailed documentation

    set Authorization Action(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 set Open Link(openLink) , set On Click Action(action) , set On Click Open Link Action(action) , set Authorization Action(action) , or set Compose Action(action, composedEmailType) set.

     // ... 
 const 
  
 action 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newAuthorizationAction 
 (). 
 setAuthorizationUrl 
 ( 
 'url' 
 ); 
 CardService 
 . 
 newTextButton 
 (). 
 setText 
 ( 
 'Authorize' 
 ). 
 setAuthorizationAction 
 ( 
 action 
 );

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    action
    		Authorization Action The object that specifies the authorization action to take when this element is clicked.

    Return

    Card Action — This object, for chaining.

    set Compose Action(action, composedEmailType)

    Sets an action that composes a draft email when the object is clicked. A UI object can only have one of set Open Link(openLink) , set On Click Action(action) , set On Click Open Link Action(action) , set Authorization Action(action) , or set Compose Action(action, composedEmailType) set.

    The Action parameter must specify a callback function that returns a Compose Action Response object configured using Compose Action Response Builder.setGmailDraft(draft) .

     // ... 
 const 
  
 action 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newAction 
 (). 
 setFunctionName 
 ( 
 'composeEmailCallback' 
 ); 
 CardService 
 . 
 newTextButton 
 () 
  
 . 
 setText 
 ( 
 'Compose Email' 
 ) 
  
 . 
 setComposeAction 
 ( 
 action 
 , 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 ComposedEmailType 
 . 
 REPLY_AS_DRAFT 
 ); 
 // ... 
 function 
  
 composeEmailCallback 
 ( 
 e 
 ) 
  
 { 
  
 const 
  
 thread 
  
 = 
  
 GmailApp 
 . 
 getThreadById 
 ( 
 e 
 . 
 threadId 
 ); 
  
 const 
  
 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.
    composed Email Type
    		Composed Email Type An enum value that specifies whether the composed draft is a standalone or reply draft.

    Return

    Card Action — This object, for chaining.

    set On Click Action(action)

    Sets an action that executes when the object is clicked. A UI object can only have one of set Open Link(openLink) , set On Click Action(action) , set On Click Open Link Action(action) , set Authorization Action(action) , or set Compose Action(action, composedEmailType) set.

    The Action parameter must specify a callback function that returns a Action Response object.

     // ... 
 const 
  
 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

    Card Action — This object, for chaining.

    set On Click Open Link Action(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 addition to creating the Open Link object. A UI object can only have one of set Open Link(openLink) , set On Click Action(action) , set On Click Open Link Action(action) , set Authorization Action(action) , or set Compose Action(action, composedEmailType) set.

    The Action parameter must specify a callback function that returns a Action Response object configured using Action Response Builder.setOpenLink(openLink) .

     // ... 
 const 
  
 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

    Card Action — This object, for chaining.

    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 set Open Link(openLink) , set On Click Action(action) , set On Click Open Link Action(action) , set Authorization Action(action) , or set Compose Action(action, composedEmailType) set.

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    open Link
    		Open Link An Open Link object describing the URL to open.

    Return

    Card Action — This object, for chaining.

    set Text(text)

    Sets the menu text for this action.

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    text
    		String The menu item text.

    Return

    Card Action — This object, for chaining.
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