Class Grid

    Grid

    An organized grid to display a collection of grid items.

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

     const 
  
 grid 
  
 = 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newGrid 
 (). 
 setTitle 
 ( 
 'My Grid' 
 ). 
 setNumColumns 
 ( 
 2 
 ). 
 addItem 
 ( 
  
 CardService 
 . 
 newGridItem 
 (). 
 setTitle 
 ( 
 'My item' 
 ));

    Methods

    Method Return type Brief description
    add Item(gridItem)
    		Grid Adds a new grid item to the grid.
    set Authorization Action(action)
    		Grid Sets an authorization action that opens a URL to the authorization flow when the object is clicked.
    set Border Style(borderStyle)
    		Grid Sets the border style applied to each grid item.
    set Compose Action(action, composedEmailType)
    		Grid Sets an action that composes a draft email when the object is clicked.
    set Num Columns(numColumns)
    		Grid The number of columns to display in the grid.
    set On Click Action(action)
    		Grid Sets an action that executes when the object is clicked.
    set On Click Open Link Action(action)
    		Grid Sets an action that opens a URL in a tab when the object is clicked.
    set Open Link(openLink)
    		Grid Sets a URL to be opened when the object is clicked.
    set Title(title)
    		Grid Sets the title text of the grid.

    Detailed documentation

    add Item(gridItem)

    Adds a new grid item to the grid.

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    grid Item
    		Grid Item The grid item to add.

    Return

    Grid — This object, for chaining.

    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

    Grid — This object, for chaining.

    set Border Style(borderStyle)

    Sets the border style applied to each grid item. Default is NO_BORDER.

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    border Style
    		Border Style The border style to apply.

    Return

    Grid — 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

    Grid — This object, for chaining.

    set Num Columns(numColumns)

    The number of columns to display in the grid. If shown in the right side panel, you can display 1-2 columns and the default value is 1. If shown in a dialog, you can display 2-3 columns and the default value is 2.

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    num Columns
    		Integer The number of columns.

    Return

    Grid — 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

    Grid — 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

    Grid — 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

    Grid — This object, for chaining.

    set Title(title)

    Sets the title text of the grid. The text must be a plain string with no formatting.

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    title
    		String The title text.

    Return

    Grid — This object, for chaining.
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