Power Apps Text Input - 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-text-input-canvas-modern-controls/. Author: Matthew Devaney.

Power Apps Text Input – Modern Controls Purpose

A Power Apps text input control lets users enter text or data into a form or field. Its purpose is to enable user input, such as filling out a form or searching a table. Properties AccessibleLabel

Screen readers will voice this text when a user selects the control ContentLanguage

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

When true, wait until the user stops typing to update the Value output property 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 Mode

Switch between single-line entry mode and multi-line entry mode = “SingleLine” = “Multiline” OnChange

Actions that will be executed when the Value property of the Text Input Canvas changes Required Unknown purpose Value

Initial value displayed in the control before the user interacts with it. Can also be used as an output property to get the current value of the Text Input Canvas. Visible

Determines whether to show (true) or hide (false) 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 Text Input Control

1. Set the initial value of the text input using the Default property. "Lorem ipsum dolor" Code language: JSON / JSON with Comments ( json )

2. Write some new text in the Text Input.

3. Get the current text input value using this code. TextInputCanvas1 .Value Code language: CSS ( css ) Did You Enjoy This Article? 😺

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