Class DecoratedText

A widget that displays text with optional decorations. Possible keys include an icon, a label above and a label below. Setting the text content and one of the keys is required using setText(text) and one of DecoratedText, DecoratedText, setTopLabel(text), or setBottomLabel(text). This class is intended to replace KeyValue.

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

const decoratedText =
    CardService.newDecoratedText().setText('Text').setTopLabel('TopLabel');

const multilineDecoratedText = CardService.newDecoratedText()
                                   .setText('Text')
                                   .setTopLabel('TopLabel')
                                   .setWrapText(true)
                                   .setBottomLabel('BottomLabel');

Methods

Method	Return type	Brief description
`setAuthorizationAction(action)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets an authorization action that opens a URL to the authorization flow when the object is clicked.
`setBottomLabel(text)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets the label text to be used as the key and is displayed below the text content.
`setButton(button)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets the `Button` that is displayed to the right of the text.
`setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets an action that composes a draft email when the object is clicked.
`setEndIcon(endIcon)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets the optional `IconImage` that is displayed to the right of the content.
`setOnClickAction(action)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets an action that executes when the object is clicked.
`setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets an action that opens a URL in a tab when the object is clicked.
`setOpenLink(openLink)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets a URL to be opened when the object is clicked.
`setStartIcon(startIcon)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets the optional `IconImage` to display before the text content.
`setSwitchControl(switchToSet)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets the `Switch` that is displayed to the right of the content.
`setText(text)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets the text to be used as the value.
`setTopLabel(text)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets the label text to be used as the key and is displayed above the text content.
`setWrapText(wrapText)`	`DecoratedText`	Sets whether the value text should be displayed on a single line or multiple lines.

Detailed documentation

`setAuthorizationAction(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 setOpenLink(openLink), setOnClickAction(action), setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action), setAuthorizationAction(action), or setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType) set.

// ...

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

Parameters

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

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setBottomLabel(text)`

Sets the label text to be used as the key and is displayed below the text content.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	The label text.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setButton(button)`

Sets the Button that is displayed to the right of the text. A DecoratedText can only support one button or one switch.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`button`	`Button`	The button to add.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType)`

Sets an action that composes a draft email when the object is clicked. A UI object can only have one of setOpenLink(openLink), setOnClickAction(action), setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action), setAuthorizationAction(action), or setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType) set.

The Action parameter must specify a callback function that returns a ComposeActionResponse object configured using ComposeActionResponseBuilder.setGmailDraft(draft).

Note: This method doesn't set a compose action that is used to extend the compose UI. Rather, this method connects this UI element to an Action that composes draft messages in Apps Script that are opened in Gmail when the action completes.

// ...

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.
`composedEmailType`	`ComposedEmailType`	An enum value that specifies whether the composed draft is a standalone or reply draft.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setEndIcon(endIcon)`

Sets the optional IconImage that is displayed to the right of the content. A DecoratedText can only support one button, one switch or one icon.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`endIcon`	`IconImage`	The icon to add.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setOnClickAction(action)`

Sets an action that executes when the object is clicked. A UI object can only have one of setOpenLink(openLink), setOnClickAction(action), setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action), setAuthorizationAction(action), or setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType) set.

The Action parameter must specify a callback function that returns a ActionResponse 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

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setOnClickOpenLinkAction(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 OpenLink object. A UI object can only have one of setOpenLink(openLink), setOnClickAction(action), setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action), setAuthorizationAction(action), or setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType) set.

The Action parameter must specify a callback function that returns a ActionResponse object configured using ActionResponseBuilder.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

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setOpenLink(openLink)`

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 setOpenLink(openLink), setOnClickAction(action), setOnClickOpenLinkAction(action), setAuthorizationAction(action), or setComposeAction(action, composedEmailType) set.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`openLink`	`OpenLink`	An `OpenLink` object describing the URL to open.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setStartIcon(startIcon)`

Sets the optional IconImage to display before the text content.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`startIcon`	`IconImage`	The icon to display.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setSwitchControl(switchToSet)`

Sets the Switch that is displayed to the right of the content. A DecoratedText can only support one button or one switch.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`switchToSet`	`Switch`	The switch to add.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setText(text)`

Sets the text to be used as the value. Supports basic HTML formatting. Required.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	The text content for this widget.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setTopLabel(text)`

Sets the label text to be used as the key and is displayed above the text content.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	The label text.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.

`setWrapText(wrapText)`

Sets whether the value text should be displayed on a single line or multiple lines.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`wrapText`	`Boolean`	If `true`, the text is wrapped and displayed on multiple lines. Otherwise the text is truncated.

Return

DecoratedText — This object, for chaining.