How To Use PowerApps If Statements (If Function Explained)

If statements are one of the most important constructs within software development. PowerApps If statements differ a little from what you might know from other languages.

Note: In case you want to compare one variable against multiple possible values, you might want to take a look at the Switch function.

Note: In case you want to set a (default) value, in case a variable is null, you might want to take a look at the Coalesce function.

PowerApps If Function

PowerApps If function let you make decisions based on one or more conditions. You can react on the value of a variable or state of UI control.

Syntax

If( Condition1, ThenResult1 [, Condition2, ThenResult2, ... [ , DefaultResult ] ] )

Input Parameters

• Conditions1 (mandatory): The condition you want to check. (Needs to evaluate to true or false)
• ThenResult1 (mandatory): Defines what should happen, if Condition1 is true.
• Condition2 (optional): Another Condition (there could multiple Condition/Result pairs)
• ThenResult2 (optional): Defines what should happen, if Condition2 is true.
• DefaultResult (optional): Defines what should happen, when none of the conditions evaluates to true.

Return Value

• Blank if no condition is matched
• The result for the conditions, that evaluates to true.

PowerApps If Function Examples

If else statement

Within PowerApps there is not a Else keyword. Just add your else path after the last condition/result pair. As an example for a PowerApps if else condition, take a look at the example below.

Set(isOrderPayed, false);
If(
    isOrderPayed, // IF order is paid?
    Navigate(OrderOverview), // yes, THEN show order overview
    Navigate(Payment) // ELSE show payment screen
);

If else if (elseif)

In case you need multiple elseif branches, just formulate one if branch after the other. If needed provide a else option as the last statements without a condition.

If(
    price > 10, "expensive",
    price > 20, "very expensive",
    "fair price"
);

// price = 9, returns "fair price"
// price = 14, returns "expensive"
// price = 21, returns "very expensive"

If multiple conditions

When you have multiple conditions to check, where the result should be the same: Use And and/or Or to build your conditions!

Here are some Powerapps if multiple conditions examples:

If And

This example shows how to use And to check, that a number is in certain a range. And evaluates to true if both conditions evaluate to true.

Set(age, 25);
If(
    age > 19 And age < 30, // two conditions connected via And (both must be true)
   "I am in my twenties."
);

// age = 25: true
// age = 19: false

If Or

This example shows how to use Or to check, that a number is in matches some criteria. Or evaluates to true if one condition evaluate to true.

If(
    age < 10 Or age > 90, // two conditions connected via Or (one must be true)
   "I am young or old."
);

// age = 25: false
// age = 9: true
// age = 95: true 

If statement multiple actions

Sometimes you want to do more than one thing in a If statement result. You can do this by using the semicolon as shown:

If(isOrderPayed, 
     Navigate(Payment); // action #1 SEMICOLON
     Notify("Please pay!"); // action #2 SEMICOLON
);

If not

To toggle the result of a condition use Not or ‘!’ like this:

If(
    Not(false),
    "Not false is true."
);

If(
    !false,
    "Not false is true."
);

If checkbox is checked

To find out if a chcekbox is checked or not, just use its value.

If(ActiveCheckbox.Value, "checked","not checked");

If IsBlank

Want to know if a text is blank or not? Use IsBlank function:

If(IsBlank("some string"),"blank","not blank"); // Returns "not blank"

If(IsBlank(""),"blank","not blank"); // Returns "blank"

If Not IsBlank

If(Not(IsBlank("some string")),true,false); // Returns "true" 

If(Not(IsBlank("")),true,false); // Returns "false"

If collection IsEmpty

To check if a collection is emtpy, just use IsEmpty.

If(IsEmpty([]),"empty","not empty"); // Returns "empty"

If(IsEmpty(["a","b"]),"empty","not empty"); // Returns "not empty"

If collection contains text / If exists in list / If in collection / if value in collection

There are multiple ways to check if an item exists in a collection. Using the in operator is the simplest.

ClearCollect(
    Weekdays,
    ["Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday","Sunday"]
);

If(
    "Tuesday" in Weekdays,
    "Tuesday is a weekday."
);

If begins with

To find out if a text begins with a certain string, make use of StartsWith function:

If(
   StartsWith("abc","a"),
   Notify("Starts with 'a'.")
);

If Combobox is blank

For instance for validation purposes it is good to know, if the user has selected a value of a combox.

If(
    IsBlank(MyComboBox.SelectedItems.Value),
    "Combobox not selected."
)

If Combobox selected

For instance for validation purposes it is good to know, if the user has selected a value of a combox.

If(
    Not(IsBlank(MyComboBox.Selected.Value)),
    "Combobox selected."
)

If dropdown equals

When a certain dropdown option selected, you want to react on the item? You check the value of Form.Selected.Value. In case you are want to check multiple options, the Switch function is a more elegant way to check the conditions.

If(
    MyDropdown.Selected.Value = "Monday",
    "Monday selected."
)

If dropdown is selected

You have dropdown and you want to know, if there is an option selected? Do this:

If(
    Not(IsBlank(MyDropdown.Selected.Value)),
    "Dropdown selected."
)

If date is greater than today

Need to know if a date is greater than today? Just do a comparison like this one:

If(
    DateAdd(Today(),1,Days) > Today(),
    "In future."
);   

Nested if statement

You can also use if statements within an if statement’s condition. Here is a simple example to understand nested if statements:

If(price > 10,
   If(price > 20,"very expensive","expensive"),
   "fair price"
);   
// price = 9, returns "fair price"
// price = 14, returns "expensive"
// price = 21, returns "very expensive"

If edit mode

Switching between different modes in Forms is common. To find out in which mode your form is, just check the Mode of the form like this:

If(
     MyForm.Mode = DisplayMode.Edit,
     "edit"
);

If gallery is empty

To find out, if a gallery is empty and has no items: You can count the number of row and compare them to 0.

If(
    CountRows(MyGallery.AllItems) = 0,
    "Gallery is empty."
);

If greater than and less than / If number between / if function between two values

In case you want to verify, if a number is between two values. Just use the And to use two conditions. In the example it is checked if age is greater than 19 and less than 30.

Set(age, 25);
If(
    age > 19 And age < 30, // two conditions connected via And (both must be true)
   "I am in my twenties."
);