A layout item that displays a video. Items can be accessed or created from a Form
.
// Open a form by ID and add three new video items, using a long URL, // a short URL, and a video ID. var form = FormApp.openById('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'); form.addVideoItem() .setTitle('Video Title') .setHelpText('Video Caption') .setVideoUrl('www.youtube.com/watch?v=1234abcdxyz'); form.addVideoItem() .setTitle('Video Title') .setHelpText('Video Caption') .setVideoUrl('youtu.be/1234abcdxyz'); form.addVideoItem() .setTitle('Video Title') .setHelpText('Video Caption') .setVideoUrl('1234abcdxyz');
Methods
Method | Return type | Brief description |
---|---|---|
duplicate() | VideoItem | Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form. |
getAlignment() | Alignment | Gets the video's horizontal alignment. |
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. |
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 . |
getWidth() | Integer | Gets the video's width in pixels. |
setAlignment(alignment) | VideoItem | Sets the video's horizontal alignment. |
setHelpText(text) | VideoItem | Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like ImageItems , PageBreakItems , and SectionHeaderItems ). |
setTitle(title) | VideoItem | Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a SectionHeaderItem ). |
setVideoUrl(youtubeUrl) | VideoItem | Sets the video itself from a given YouTube URL or YouTube video ID. |
setWidth(width) | VideoItem | Sets the video's width in pixels. |
Detailed documentation
duplicate()
Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.
Return
VideoItem
— a duplicate of this VideoItem
, 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
getAlignment()
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()
getWidth()
Gets the video's width in pixels.
Return
Integer
— the width in pixels
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
setAlignment(alignment)
Sets the video's horizontal alignment.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
alignment | Alignment | the horizontal alignment |
Return
VideoItem
— this VideoItem
, 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
VideoItem
— this VideoItem
, 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
VideoItem
— this VideoItem
, 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
setVideoUrl(youtubeUrl)
Sets the video itself from a given YouTube URL or YouTube video ID.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
youtubeUrl | String | the YouTube URL or ID |
Return
VideoItem
— this VideoItem
, 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
setWidth(width)
Sets the video's width in pixels. Only the video's width can be set. Height is set automatically to maintain the video's proportions.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
width | Integer | the width in pixels |
Return
VideoItem
— this VideoItem
, 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