Enum EventType
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EventType is an enumeration indicating the type of triggered event.
You access an enum by calling its parent class, name, and property, like
ScriptApp.EventType.CLOCK.The properties listed define different events that can trigger actions, such as time-driven events, opening or editing files, form submissions, changes to files, and calendar event updates.
An enumeration denoting the type of triggered event.
To call an enum, you call its parent class, name, and property. For example,ScriptApp.EventType.CLOCK.
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
CLOCK | Enum | The trigger fires once the time-driven event reaches a specific time. |
ON_OPEN | Enum | The trigger fires once the user opens the Google Docs, Sheets, or Forms file. |
ON_EDIT | Enum | The trigger fires once the user edits the Google Sheets file (for example, by entering a newvalue into a cell, which counts as an edit instead of a change). |
ON_FORM_SUBMIT | Enum | The trigger fires once the user responds to a Google Form. This trigger is available either inthe Google Form itself or in the Google Sheets file that the form sends its responses to. |
ON_CHANGE | Enum | The trigger fires once the user changes the Google Sheets file (for example, by adding a row,which counts as a change instead of an edit). |
ON_EVENT_UPDATED | Enum | The trigger fires once an event gets created, updated, or deleted on the specified GoogleCalendar. |
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