Content Service
Page Summary
The Content Service allows scripts to serve text in various formats like text, XML, or JSON.
The ContentService class is used for returning text content from a script.
The MimeType enum defines the various mime types that can be served from a script.
The TextOutput object represents the text content that can be served from a script.
This service allows scripts to serve text in various forms, such as text,XML, or JSON. See also theguide toContent Service. If youdeploy the following script as a web app,you will see "Hello, world!" in the browser:
function doGet() { return ContentService.createTextOutput('Hello, world!');}Classes
| Name | Brief description |
|---|---|
Content | Service for returning text content from a script. |
Mime | An enum for mime types that can be served from a script. |
Text | A TextOutput object that can be served from a script. |
ContentService
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Mime | Mime |
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
create | Text | Create a newText object. |
create | Text | Create a newText object that can serve the given content. |
MimeType
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
CSV | Enum | CSV Mime Type |
ICAL | Enum | ICAL Mime Type |
JAVASCRIPT | Enum | JAVASCRIPT Mime Type |
JSON | Enum | JSON Mime Type |
TEXT | Enum | TEXT Mime Type |
VCARD | Enum | VCARD Mime Type |
TextOutput
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
append(addedContent) | Text | Appends new content to the content that will be served. |
clear() | Text | Clears the current content. |
download | Text | Tells browsers to download rather than display this content. |
get | String | Gets the content that will be served. |
get | String | Returns the file name to download this file as, or null if it should be displayed rather thandownloaded. |
get | Mime | Get the mime type this content will be served with. |
set | Text | Sets the content that will be served. |
set | Text | Sets the mime type for content that will be served. |
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