Power Apps Button - Modern Controls

Imported reference from Matthew Devaney's blog for learning purposes. Original: https://www.matthewdevaney.com/the-complete-power-apps-modern-controls-guide/power-apps-button-modern-controls/. Author: Matthew Devaney.

Power Apps Button – Modern Controls Purpose

A Power Apps button control is used to trigger an action when clicked or tapped. Its purpose is to provide a way for the user to initiate actions and navigate through an interface. Properties AcceptsFocus

Determines whether the button can be focused on using the tab key or SetFocus function AccessibleLabel

Screen readers will voice this text when a user selects the control Appearance Sets the button’s style Options: = “Primary” = “Secondary” ContentLanguage

Describes the language used to the audience (e.g. “en-US”) DisplayMode

Selects the mode: Edit, View or Disabled. In Edit mode the user can input values. In View mode the user can only see the values and in Disabled mode the control is greyed-out. Options:

= DisplayMode.Disabled = DisplayMode.Edit = DisplayMode.View Height

Distance from the top of the control to the bottom OnChange Unknown purpose. OnSelect

Actions that will be executed when the button is pressed. Text Text displayed on the button Visible

Determines whether to show or hide the control Width

Distance from the left side of the control to the right side X

Distance from the left edge of the screen to the left side of the control Y

Distance from the top edge of the screen to the top of the control

How To Use The Power Apps Button Control

1. Select the button control in Power Apps studio. Input a value into the Text property. "OK" Code language: JSON / JSON with Comments ( json )

2. Write code in the OnSelect property of the button to execute an action when the button is pressed. Set (varShowMenu, false ); Code language: JavaScript ( javascript )

3. Click on the button to run the action. Did You Enjoy This Article? 😺

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