Class CheckboxValidation
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CheckboxValidation
A DataValidation for a CheckboxItem
.
// Add a checkBox item to a form and require exactly two selections.
const form = FormApp.create('My Form');
const checkBoxItem = form.addCheckboxItem();
checkBoxItem.setTitle('What two condiments would you like on your hot dog?');
checkBoxItem.setChoices([
checkBoxItem.createChoice('Ketchup'),
checkBoxItem.createChoice('Mustard'),
checkBoxItem.createChoice('Relish'),
]);
const checkBoxValidation = FormApp.createCheckboxValidation()
.setHelpText('Select two condiments.')
.requireSelectExactly(2)
.build();
checkBoxItem.setValidation(checkBoxValidation);
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Last updated 2024-12-02 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2024-12-02 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003eCheckboxValidation\u003c/code\u003e is used to set validation rules specifically for checkbox items within Google Forms.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt allows you to define requirements like the number of choices a user must select using methods like \u003ccode\u003erequireSelectExactly()\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eA help text can be associated with the validation to guide the user using \u003ccode\u003esetHelpText()\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Class CheckboxValidation\n\nCheckboxValidation\n\nA DataValidation for a [CheckboxItem](/apps-script/reference/forms/checkbox-item).\n\n```javascript\n// Add a checkBox item to a form and require exactly two selections.\nconst form = FormApp.create('My Form');\nconst checkBoxItem = form.addCheckboxItem();\ncheckBoxItem.setTitle('What two condiments would you like on your hot dog?');\ncheckBoxItem.setChoices([\n checkBoxItem.createChoice('Ketchup'),\n checkBoxItem.createChoice('Mustard'),\n checkBoxItem.createChoice('Relish'),\n]);\nconst checkBoxValidation = FormApp.createCheckboxValidation()\n .setHelpText('Select two condiments.')\n .requireSelectExactly(2)\n .build();\ncheckBoxItem.setValidation(checkBoxValidation);\n```"]]