AdsApp.​Snippet

Represents a snippet that can be part of a snippet extension. See About structured snippet extensions for more information.

Methods:

Member	Type	Description
clearEndDate	void	Clears the snippet's end date.
clearStartDate	void	Clears the snippet's start date.
getEndDate	AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate	Returns the end date of the snippet, or null if no end date is set.
getEntityType	String	Returns the type of this entity as a String, in this case, "Snippet".
getHeader	String	Returns the header of the snippet.
getId	String	Returns the ID of the snippet.
getResourceName	String	Returns the resource name of the snippet.
getSchedules	AdsApp.ExtensionSchedule[]	Returns the scheduling of the snippet.
getStartDate	AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate	Returns the start date of the snippet, or null if no start date is set.
getStatsFor	AdsApp.Stats	Returns stats for the specified date range.
getStatsFor	AdsApp.Stats	Returns stats for the specified custom date range.
getValues	String[]	Returns the values of the snippet.
isLegacy	boolean	Return true if the snippet is legacy.
isMobilePreferred	boolean	Returns true if the snippet specifies mobile device preference.
setEndDate	void	Sets the snippet's end date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.
setHeader	void	Sets the header of the snippet.
setMobilePreferred	void	Sets the snippet's device preference.
setSchedules	void	Sets the snippet scheduling.
setStartDate	void	Sets the snippet's start date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.
setValues	void	Sets the values of the snippet.

clearEndDate()

Clears the snippet's end date.

Returns nothing.

clearStartDate()

Clears the snippet's start date.

Returns nothing.

getEndDate()

Returns the end date of the snippet, or null if no end date is set.

For instance, if the end date of the snippet is May 3, 2013, this would return the following object: {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3}.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate	The snippet's end date, or null if there's no end date.

getEntityType()

Returns the type of this entity as a String, in this case, "Snippet".

Return values:

Type	Description
String	Type of this entity: "Snippet".

getHeader()

Returns the header of the snippet.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The header of the snippet.

getId()

Returns the ID of the snippet.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The ID of the snippet.

getResourceName()

Returns the resource name of the snippet.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The resource name of the snippet.

getSchedules()

Returns the scheduling of the snippet.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.ExtensionSchedule[]	The scheduling of the snippet.

getStartDate()

Returns the start date of the snippet, or null if no start date is set.

For instance, if the start date of the snippet is May 3, 2013, this would return the following object: {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3}.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate	The snippet's start date, or null if there's no start date.

getStatsFor(dateRange)

Returns stats for the specified date range. Supported values:

TODAY, YESTERDAY, LAST_7_DAYS, THIS_WEEK_SUN_TODAY, LAST_WEEK, LAST_14_DAYS, LAST_30_DAYS, LAST_BUSINESS_WEEK, LAST_WEEK_SUN_SAT, THIS_MONTH, LAST_MONTH, ALL_TIME.

Example:

var stats = snippet.getStatsFor("THIS_MONTH");

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
dateRange	String	Date range for which the stats are requested.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.Stats	The stats for the specified date range.

getStatsFor(dateFrom, dateTo)

Returns stats for the specified custom date range. Both parameters can be either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD form. For instance, March 24th, 2013 is represented as either {year: 2013, month: 3, day: 24} or "20130324". The date range is inclusive on both ends, so forDateRange("20130324", "20130324") defines a range of a single day.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
dateFrom	Object	Start date of the date range. Must be either a string in YYYYMMDD form, or an object with year, month and day properties.
dateTo	Object	End date of the date range. Must be either a string in YYYYMMDD form, or an object with year, month and day properties.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.Stats	The stats for the specified date range.

getValues()

Returns the values of the snippet.

Return values:

Type	Description
String[]	The values of the snippet.

isLegacy()

Return true if the snippet is legacy.

Return values:

Type	Description
boolean	true if the snippet is legacy.

isMobilePreferred()

Returns true if the snippet specifies mobile device preference.

Return values:

Type	Description
boolean	true if the snippet specifies mobile device preference.

setEndDate(date)

Sets the snippet's end date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.

For instance, snippet.setEndDate("20130503"); is equivalent to snippet.setEndDate({year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3});.

The change will fail and report an error if:

• the given date is invalid (e.g., {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 55}),
• the start date now comes after the end date, or
• it's a date in the past.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
date	Object	The new snippet end date.

setHeader(header)

Sets the header of the snippet.

See the structured snippets header translations page for supported localized headers.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
header	String	The header of the snippet.

setMobilePreferred(isMobilePreferred)

Sets the snippet's device preference.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
isMobilePreferred	boolean	true sets the device preference to mobile. false clears the device preference.

setSchedules(schedules)

Sets the snippet scheduling. Scheduling of a snippet allows you to control the days of week and times of day during which the snippet will show alongside your ads.

Passing in an empty array clears the scheduling field, causing the snippet to run at all times.

The following example sets the snippet to run on Mondays and Tuesday from 8:00 to 11:00.

var mondayMorning = {
  dayOfWeek: "MONDAY",
  startHour: 8,
  startMinute: 0,
  endHour: 11,
  endMinute: 0
};
var tuesdayMorning = {
  dayOfWeek: "TUESDAY",
  startHour: 8,
  startMinute: 0,
  endHour: 11,
  endMinute: 0
};

snippet.setSchedules([mondayMorning, tuesdayMorning]);

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
schedules	AdsApp.ExtensionSchedule[]	The new snippet schedules.

setStartDate(date)

Sets the snippet's start date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.

For instance, snippet.setStartDate("20130503"); is equivalent to snippet.setStartDate({year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3});.

The change will fail and report an error if:

• the given date is invalid (e.g., {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 55}),
• the given date is after the snippet's end date.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
date	Object	The new snippet start date.

setValues(values)

Sets the values of the snippet. At least three values, and at most ten values should be added.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
values	String[]	The values of the snippet.