Class SectionHeaderItem
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SectionHeaderItem
A layout item that visually indicates the start of a section. Items can be accessed or created
from a Form
.
// Open a form by ID and add a new section header.
const form = FormApp.openById('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz');
const item = form.addSectionHeaderItem();
item.setTitle('Title of new section');
Detailed documentation
duplicate()
Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.
Return
SectionHeaderItem
— a duplicate of this SectionHeaderItem
, 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
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
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
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
SectionHeaderItem
— this SectionHeaderItem
, 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
SectionHeaderItem
— this SectionHeaderItem
, 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
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Last updated 2024-12-02 UTC.
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Items can be accessed or created\nfrom a [Form](/apps-script/reference/forms/form).\n\n```javascript\n// Open a form by ID and add a new section header.\nconst form = FormApp.openById('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz');\nconst item = form.addSectionHeaderItem();\nitem.setTitle('Title of new section');\n``` \n\n### Methods\n\n| Method | Return type | Brief description |\n|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [duplicate()](#duplicate()) | [SectionHeaderItem](#) | Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form. |\n| [getHelpText()](#getHelpText()) | `String` | Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like [ImageItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/image-item), [PageBreakItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/page-break-item), and [SectionHeaderItems](#)). |\n| [getId()](#getId()) | `Integer` | Gets the item's unique identifier. |\n| [getIndex()](#getIndex()) | `Integer` | Gets the index of the item among all the items in the form. |\n| [getTitle()](#getTitle()) | `String` | Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a [SectionHeaderItem](#)). |\n| [getType()](#getType()) | [ItemType](/apps-script/reference/forms/item-type) | Gets the item's type, represented as an [ItemType](/apps-script/reference/forms/item-type). |\n| [setHelpText(text)](#setHelpText(String)) | [SectionHeaderItem](#) | Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like [ImageItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/image-item), [PageBreakItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/page-break-item), and [SectionHeaderItems](#)). |\n| [setTitle(title)](#setTitle(String)) | [SectionHeaderItem](#) | Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a [SectionHeaderItem](#)). |\n\nDetailed documentation\n----------------------\n\n### `duplicate()`\n\nCreates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[SectionHeaderItem](#) --- a duplicate of this [SectionHeaderItem](#), for chaining\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `get``Help``Text()`\n\nGets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like [ImageItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/image-item), [PageBreakItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/page-break-item), and [SectionHeaderItems](#)).\n\n#### Return\n\n\n`String` --- the item's help text or description text\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `get``Id()`\n\nGets the item's unique identifier.\n\n#### Return\n\n\n`Integer` --- the item's ID\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `get``Index()`\n\nGets the index of the item among all the items in the form.\n\n#### Return\n\n\n`Integer` --- the index of the item\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `get``Title()`\n\nGets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a [SectionHeaderItem](#)).\n\n#### Return\n\n\n`String` --- the item's title or header text\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `get``Type()`\n\nGets the item's type, represented as an [ItemType](/apps-script/reference/forms/item-type).\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[ItemType](/apps-script/reference/forms/item-type) --- the item's type\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `set``Help``Text(text)`\n\nSets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like [ImageItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/image-item), [PageBreakItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/page-break-item), and [SectionHeaderItems](#)).\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|--------|----------|-------------------|\n| `text` | `String` | the new help text |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[SectionHeaderItem](#) --- this [SectionHeaderItem](#), for chaining\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms`\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\n### `set``Title(title)`\n\nSets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a [SectionHeaderItem](#)).\n\n#### Parameters\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|---------|----------|------------------------------|\n| `title` | `String` | the new title or header text |\n\n#### Return\n\n\n[SectionHeaderItem](#) --- this [SectionHeaderItem](#), for chaining\n\n#### Authorization\n\nScripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following [scopes](/apps-script/concepts/scopes#setting_explicit_scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonly`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms`"]]