Class DurationItem
Page Summary
DurationItem allows respondents to indicate a length of time in a form.
Duration items can be accessed or created from a Form and are gradeable when used in a quiz.
Methods are available to manage DurationItems, including creating responses, duplicating, getting and setting properties like title, help text, points, and required status.
A question item that allows the respondent to indicate a length of time. Items can be accessed orcreated from aForm. When used in a quiz, these items are graded.
// Open a form by ID and add a new duration item.constform=FormApp.openById('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz');constitem=form.addDurationItem();item.setTitle('How long can you hold your breath?');
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
create | Item | Creates a newItem for this date item. |
duplicate() | Duration | Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form. |
get | Quiz | Returns the feedback that is shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question. |
get | String | Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items likeImage,Page, andSection). |
get | Integer | Gets the item's unique identifier. |
get | Integer | Gets the index of the item among all the items in the form. |
get | Integer | Returns the point value of a gradeable item. |
get | String | Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of aSection). |
get | Item | Gets the item's type, represented as anItem. |
is | Boolean | Determines whether the respondent must answer the question. |
set | Duration | Sets the feedback to be shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question thatdoesn't have a correct or incorrect answer (ie questions that require manual grading). |
set | Duration | Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items likeImage,Page, andSection). |
set | Duration | Sets the number of points a gradeable item is worth. |
set | Duration | Sets whether the respondent must answer the question. |
set | Duration | Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of aSection). |
Detailed documentation
createResponse(hours, minutes, seconds)
Creates a newItem for this date item. The argumentshours,minutes, andseconds are best represented as integers from0 to72 forhours and0 to59 forminutes andseconds. Values thatexceed 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 from0 to72 |
minutes | Integer | the minutes, represented as an integer from0 to59 |
seconds | Integer | the seconds, represented as an integer from0 to59 |
Return
Item — the item response
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
duplicate()
Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.
Return
Duration — a duplicate of thisDuration, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getGeneralFeedback()
Returns the feedback that is shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question.
Return
Quiz — the feedback, if any.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getHelpText()
Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items likeImage,Page, andSection).
Return
String — the item's help text or description text
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://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 followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://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 followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://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 followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getTitle()
Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of aSection).
Return
String — the item's title or header text
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
getType()
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 followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
setGeneralFeedback(feedback)
Sets the feedback to be shown to respondents when they respond to a gradeable question thatdoesn't have a correct or incorrect answer (ie questions that require manual grading).
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
feedback | Quiz | the new feedback |
Return
Duration — thisDuration, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
setHelpText(text)
Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items likeImage,Page, andSection).
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
text | String | the new help text |
Return
Duration — thisDuration, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://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
Duration — thisDuration, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://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
Duration — the current item (for chaining)
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
setTitle(title)
Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of aSection).
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
title | String | the new title or header text |
Return
Duration — thisDuration, for chaining
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the followingscopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.currentonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms
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Last updated 2025-12-11 UTC.