Class DatePicker

DatePicker

An input field that allows inputing a date.

Available for Google Workspace Add-ons and Google Chat apps.

var dateTimePicker = CardService.newDatePicker()
    .setTitle("Enter the date.")
    .setFieldName("date_field")
    // Set default value as Jan 1, 2018 UTC. Either a number or string is acceptable.
    .setValueInMsSinceEpoch(1514775600)
    .setOnChangeAction(CardService.newAction()
        .setFunctionName("handleDateTimeChange"));

Methods

Method Return type Brief description
DatePicker Sets the field name that identifies this picker in the event object that is generated when there is a UI interaction.
DatePicker Sets an Action that the script performs whenever the picker input changes.
DatePicker Sets the title displayed above the input field.
DatePicker Sets the prefilled value to be set in the input field.
DatePicker Sets the prefilled value to be set in 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
fieldName
String The name to assign to this input.

Return

DatePicker — 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

DatePicker — 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

DatePicker — This picker, for chaining.


setValueInMsSinceEpoch(valueMsEpoch)

Sets the prefilled value to be set in the input field.

Parameters

Name Type Description
valueMsEpoch
Number The default value placed in the input as a number, in milliseconds since the epoch. Only the date of the epoch time is used, and the time of the epoch time is discarded. It is always represented as a string in the form callback parameters.

Return

DatePicker — This picker, for chaining.


setValueInMsSinceEpoch(valueMsEpoch)

Sets the prefilled value to be set in the input field.

Parameters

Name Type Description
valueMsEpoch
String The default value placed in the input as a string, in milliseconds since the epoch. Only the date of the epoch time is used, and the time of the epoch time is discarded. It is always represented as a string in the form callback parameters.

Return

DatePicker — This picker, for chaining.