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Class PageBreakItem

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PageBreakItem

A layout item that marks the start of a page. Items can be accessed or created from a [Form](/apps-script/reference/forms/form).

// Create a form and add three page-break items. const form = FormApp.create('Form Name'); const pageTwo = form.addPageBreakItem().setTitle('Page Two'); const pageThree = form.addPageBreakItem().setTitle('Page Three');

// Make the first two pages navigate elsewhere upon completion. pageTwo.setGoToPage( pageThree); // At end of page one (start of page two), jump to page three pageThree.setGoToPage( FormApp.PageNavigationType.RESTART); // At end of page two, restart form

Methods

Method Return type Brief description
duplicate() PageBreakItem Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.
getGoToPage() PageBreakItem Gets the PageBreakItem that the form will jump to after completing the page before this page break (that is, upon reaching this page break by normal linear progression through the form).
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.
getPageNavigationType() PageNavigationType Gets the type of page navigation that occurs after completing the page before this page break (that is, upon reaching this page break by normal linear progression through 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.
setGoToPage(goToPageItem) PageBreakItem Sets the page to jump to after completing the page before this page break (that is, upon reaching this page break by normal linear progression through the form).
setGoToPage(navigationType) PageBreakItem Sets the type of page navigation that occurs after completing the page before this page break (that is, upon reaching this page break by normal linear progression through the form).
setHelpText(text) PageBreakItem Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like ImageItems, PageBreakItems, and SectionHeaderItems).
setTitle(title) PageBreakItem Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a SectionHeaderItem).

Detailed documentation

duplicate()

Creates a copy of this item and appends it to the end of the form.

Return

[PageBreakItem](#) — a duplicate of this [PageBreakItem](#), for chaining

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getGoToPage()

Gets the [PageBreakItem](#) that the form will jump to after completing the page before this page break (that is, upon reaching this page break by normal linear progression through the form).

Return

[PageBreakItem](#) — the page break to jump to after completing the page before this page break, or null if none is set

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getHelpText()

Gets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like [ImageItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/image-item), [PageBreakItems](#), and [SectionHeaderItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/section-header-item)).

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:


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:


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:


getPageNavigationType()

Gets the type of page navigation that occurs after completing the page before this page break (that is, upon reaching this page break by normal linear progression through the form).

Return

[PageNavigationType](/apps-script/reference/forms/page-navigation-type) — the navigation action to take after completing the page before this page break

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getTitle()

Gets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a [SectionHeaderItem](/apps-script/reference/forms/section-header-item)).

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:


getType()

Gets the item's type, represented as an [ItemType](/apps-script/reference/forms/item-type).

Return

[ItemType](/apps-script/reference/forms/item-type) — the item's type

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


setGoToPage(goToPageItem)

Sets the page to jump to after completing the page before this page break (that is, upon reaching this page break by normal linear progression through the form). If the previous page contained a [MultipleChoiceItem](/apps-script/reference/forms/multiple-choice-item) or [ListItem](/apps-script/reference/forms/list-item) with a navigation option, that navigation overrules this navigation.

Parameters

Name Type Description
goToPageItem PageBreakItem the page break to jump to after completing the page before this page break

Return

[PageBreakItem](#) — this [PageBreakItem](#), for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


setGoToPage(navigationType)

Sets the type of page navigation that occurs after completing the page before this page break (that is, upon reaching this page break by normal linear progression through the form). If the page contained a [MultipleChoiceItem](/apps-script/reference/forms/multiple-choice-item) or [ListItem](/apps-script/reference/forms/list-item) with a navigation option, that navigation overrules this navigation.

Parameters

Name Type Description
navigationType PageNavigationType the navigation action to take after completing the page before this page break

Return

[PageBreakItem](#) — this [PageBreakItem](#), for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


setHelpText(text)

Sets the item's help text (sometimes called description text for layout items like [ImageItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/image-item), [PageBreakItems](#), and [SectionHeaderItems](/apps-script/reference/forms/section-header-item)).

Parameters

Name Type Description
text String the new help text

Return

[PageBreakItem](#) — this [PageBreakItem](#), for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


setTitle(title)

Sets the item's title (sometimes called header text, in the case of a [SectionHeaderItem](/apps-script/reference/forms/section-header-item)).

Parameters

Name Type Description
title String the new title or header text

Return

[PageBreakItem](#) — this [PageBreakItem](#), for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

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Last updated 2024-12-02 UTC.