The IsMatch function in PowerApps lets you check, whether a string matches a given format or not. It is very powerful when comes to validating a user’s text input within a form. For instance the user needs to provide an email address. PowerApps IsMatch can check if the provided email has the correct format of …
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Navigating back within PowerApps is actually quite easy. The Back function does the trick, it navigates to the previous screen and is the right choice for most cases. In this article we will cover how to use the Back and the Navigate function in general and especially to navigate to a previous screen. As mentioned …
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You submit a form, store its data and now your form should reset to its inital state. So you need to reset the form. Resetting a PowerApps form is quite simple. The ResetForm function does all the hard work. Nevertheless there are certain edge cases where it is getting a little tricky. To fully understand …
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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 …
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The PowerApps Switch function is basically a more elegant way to compare multiple conditions in alternative to an IF function. Everything done with the Switch function can be done with the IF function as well. The Switch function makes your code easier to read and understand and therefore easier to maintain. I want to encourage …
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You want to open a website on click of a PowerApps button? It is really easy to open a link with PowerApps. You just need to call PowerApps Launch function and provide a URL as parameter. This will open a new browser tab where the URL is loaded. Let’s take a look how a button …
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There are two functions that define variables: The Set function and the UpdateContext function. You might ask yourself, when to use the Set Function versus when to use the UpdateContext function. Note: Besides the variables defined by the Set and UpdateContext function, there are also PowerApps collections. We describe how to work with collections in …
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PowerApps LookUp function, PowerApps Filter function and PowerApps Search function are confusing in the beginning. The three functions do filter records, but there are small differences. This article explains when to use which function, how there are used and shows the usage of the functions in simple examples. We describe each function detail in this …
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In every programming environment a common use case is to handle a collection of data. In PowerApps the data type for collections are simply PowerApps Collections. This guide will show you how to create, clear, add and delete item with PowerApps Collections. The article should function as reference for you and me. In case you …
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Escaping double quotes in a PowerApps string is done by replacing the double quotes with the Char(34)-function call. In a larger text this gets hard to control. Therefore you find here a little tool to convert a text with quotes to a Power Apps string. Type or copy the text field below. A converted PowerApps …
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