Class DurationItem

A question item that allows the respondent to indicate a length of time. Items can be accessed or created from a Form. When used in a quiz, these items are graded.

// Open a form by ID and add a new duration item.
const form = FormApp.openById('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz');
const item = form.addDurationItem();
item.setTitle('How long can you hold your breath?');

Methods

Method	Return type	Brief description
`createResponse(hours, minutes, seconds)`	`ItemResponse`	Creates a new `ItemResponse` for this date item.
`duplicate()`	`DurationItem`	Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.
`getGeneralFeedback()`	`QuizFeedback`	Returns the feedback that is shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question.
`getHelpText()`	`String`	Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like `ImageItems`, `PageBreakItems`, and `SectionHeaderItems`).
`getId()`	`Integer`	Gets the item's unique identifier.
`getIndex()`	`Integer`	Gets the index of the item among all the items in the form.
`getPoints()`	`Integer`	Returns the point value of a gradeable item.
`getTitle()`	`String`	Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a `SectionHeaderItem`).
`getType()`	`ItemType`	Gets the item's type, represented as an `ItemType`.
`isRequired()`	`Boolean`	Determines whether the respondent must answer the question.
`setGeneralFeedback(feedback)`	`DurationItem`	Sets the feedback to be shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question that doesn't have a correct or incorrect answer (ie questions that require manual grading).
`setHelpText(text)`	`DurationItem`	Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like `ImageItems`, `PageBreakItems`, and `SectionHeaderItems`).
`setPoints(points)`	`DurationItem`	Sets the number of points a gradeable item is worth.
`setRequired(enabled)`	`DurationItem`	Sets whether the respondent must answer the question.
`setTitle(title)`	`DurationItem`	Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a `SectionHeaderItem`).

Detailed documentation

`createResponse(hours, minutes, seconds)`

Creates a new ItemResponse for this date item. The arguments hours, minutes, and seconds are best represented as integers from 0 to 72 for hours and 0 to 59 for minutes and seconds. Values that exceed those bounds are clamped: for example, 24, 60, 90 is interpreted as 24:59:59.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`hours`	`Integer`	the hours, represented as an integer from `0` to `72`
`minutes`	`Integer`	the minutes, represented as an integer from `0` to `59`
`seconds`	`Integer`	the seconds, represented as an integer from `0` to `59`

Return

ItemResponse — the item response

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`duplicate()`

Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.

Return

DurationItem — a duplicate of this DurationItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`getGeneralFeedback()`

Returns the feedback that is shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question.

Return

QuizFeedback — the feedback, if any.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`getHelpText()`

Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like ImageItems, PageBreakItems, and SectionHeaderItems).

Return

String — the item's help text or description text

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`getId()`

Gets the item's unique identifier.

Return

Integer — the item's ID

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`getIndex()`

Gets the index of the item among all the items in the form.

Return

Integer — the index of the item

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`getPoints()`

Returns the point value of a gradeable item.

Return

Integer — the number of points a question is worth.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`getTitle()`

Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a SectionHeaderItem).

Return

String — the item's title or header text

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`getType()`

Gets the item's type, represented as an ItemType.

Return

ItemType — the item's type

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`isRequired()`

Determines whether the respondent must answer the question.

Return

Boolean — whether the respondent must answer the question

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`setGeneralFeedback(feedback)`

Sets the feedback to be shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question that doesn't have a correct or incorrect answer (ie questions that require manual grading).

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`feedback`	`QuizFeedback`	the new feedback

Return

DurationItem — this DurationItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`setHelpText(text)`

Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like ImageItems, PageBreakItems, and SectionHeaderItems).

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`text`	`String`	the new help text

Return

DurationItem — this DurationItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`setPoints(points)`

Sets the number of points a gradeable item is worth. The default for new items is 0.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`points`	`Integer`	the number of a points a question item is worth

Return

DurationItem — this DurationItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`setRequired(enabled)`

Sets whether the respondent must answer the question.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`enabled`	`Boolean`	whether the respondent must answer the question

Return

DurationItem — the current item (for chaining)

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms

`setTitle(title)`

Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a SectionHeaderItem).

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`title`	`String`	the new title or header text

Return

DurationItem — this DurationItem, for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms