Class DurationItem

  • DurationItem allows respondents to indicate a length of time in a form.

  • Duration items can be accessed or created from a Form and are gradeable when used in a quiz.

  • Methods are available to manage DurationItems, including creating responses, duplicating, getting and setting properties like title, help text, points, and required status.

DurationItem

A question item that allows the respondent to indicate a length of time. 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 duration item. 
 const 
  
 form 
  
 = 
  
 FormApp 
 . 
 openById 
 ( 
 '1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' 
 ); 
 const 
  
 item 
  
 = 
  
 form 
 . 
 addDurationItem 
 (); 
 item 
 . 
 setTitle 
 ( 
 'How long can you hold your breath?' 
 ); 

Methods

Method Return type Brief description
Item Response Creates a new Item Response for this date item.
Duration Item Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.
Quiz Feedback |null Returns the feedback that is shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question.
String Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like Image Items , Page Break Items , and Section Header Items ).
Integer Gets the item's unique identifier.
Integer Gets the index of the item among all the items in the form.
Integer Returns the point value of a gradeable item.
String Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a Section Header Item ).
Item Type Gets the item's type, represented as an Item Type .
Boolean Determines whether the respondent must answer the question.
Duration Item 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).
Duration Item Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like Image Items , Page Break Items , and Section Header Items ).
Duration Item Sets the number of points a gradeable item is worth.
Duration Item Sets whether the respondent must answer the question.
Duration Item Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a Section Header Item ).

Detailed documentation

createResponse(hours, minutes, seconds)

Creates a new ItemResponse for this date item. The arguments hours , minutes , and seconds are best represented as integers from 0 to 72 for hours and 0 to 59 for minutes and seconds . Values that exceed those bounds are clamped: for example, 24, 60, 90 is interpreted as 24:59:59.

Parameters

Name Type Description
hours
Integer the hours, represented as an integer from 0 to 72
minutes
Integer the minutes, represented as an integer from 0 to 59
seconds
Integer the seconds, 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

DurationItem — a duplicate of this DurationItem , 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 |null — 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
Quiz Feedback the new feedback

Return

DurationItem — this DurationItem , 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

DurationItem — this DurationItem , 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

DurationItem — this DurationItem , 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

DurationItem — 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

DurationItem — this DurationItem , 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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