AI-generated Key Takeaways
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Columns are available for Google Chat apps and Google Workspace add-ons.
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You can add various widgets like TextParagraph, Image, and TextInput to a column using the
addWidget()method. -
The appearance of a column can be customized using methods like
setHorizontalAlignment(),setHorizontalSizeStyle(), andsetVerticalAlignment(). -
Each method returns the Column object for chaining.
A column.
Available for Google Chat apps and Google Workspace add-ons.
const columnWidget = CardService . newTextParagraph (); const column = CardService . newColumn () . setHorizontalSizeStyle ( CardService . HorizontalSizeStyle . FILL_AVAILABLE_SPACE ) . setHorizontalAlignment ( CardService . HorizontalAlignment . CENTER ) . setVerticalAlignment ( CardService . VerticalAlignment . CENTER ) . addWidget ( columnWidget );
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
Column
|
Adds a widget to the column. | |
Column
|
Sets the Horizontal
of the Column
. |
|
Column
|
Sets the Horizontal
of the Column. |
|
Column
|
Sets the Vertical
of the Column
. |
Detailed documentation
add
Adds a widget to the column.
Widgets are displayed in the order they are added. You can add the following widgets to a column:
const column = CardService . newColumn (). addWidget ( CardService . newTextParagraph (). setText ( 'This is a text paragraph widget' ), );
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
widget
|
Widget
|
The widget to add to the column. |
Return
Column
— This object, for chaining.
set
Sets the Horizontal
of the Column
. Optional.
const column = CardService . newColumn (). setHorizontalAlignment ( CardService . HorizontalAlignment . CENTER , );
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
horizontal
|
Horizontal
|
The horizontal alignment of the column. |
Return
Column
— This object, for chaining.
set
Sets the Horizontal
of the Column. Optional.
const column = CardService . newColumn (). setHorizontalSizeStyle ( CardService . HorizontalSizeStyle . FILL_AVAILABLE_SPACE , );
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
horizontal
|
Horizontal
|
The horizontal size of the column. |
Return
Column
— This object, for chaining.
set
Sets the Vertical
of the Column
. Optional.
const column = CardService . newColumn (). setVerticalAlignment ( CardService . VerticalAlignment . CENTER , );
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
vertical
|
Vertical
|
The vertical alignment of the column. |
Return
Column
— This object, for chaining.
