Do 2 functions inside IF statement when it's true

[Lord_Alexander]

Hello,

I have a problem with trying to make If statement do Patch and transition afterwards to different screen.

I have the following statement. It says Invalid Argument Type for Patch function part.

If(        !IsBlank(TextInput3.Text),  Patch(Table1_1, First(Filter(Table1_1, Bar_x0020_Code = TextInput3.Text)),
{Date: Today()}) && Navigate(Home,None), Label2.Text = "Required")

The moment I remove the && Navigate(Home,None) The function works and doesn't patch if Text is blank. 

If(        !IsBlank(TextInput3.Text),  Patch(Table1_1, First(Filter(Table1_1, Bar_x0020_Code = TextInput3.Text)),
{Date: Today()}), Label2.Text = "Required")

But Label2.Text = "Required" doesn't trigger when blank even though it doesn't Patch.

If I put IsBlank(TextInput3.Text) for second logical test

If(        !IsBlank(TextInput3.Text),  Patch(Table1_1, First(Filter(Table1_1, Bar_x0020_Code = TextInput3.Text)),
{Date: Today()}), IsBlank(TextInput3.Text), Label2.Text = "Required")

It doesn't work either when TextInput3 is blank.

Can anyone help me out why 2nd part doesn't trigger? 

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi,

First of all, you can chain multiple functions in a true case of an if by using ";" as delimiter. So your first formula will become:

If(        !IsBlank(TextInput3.Text),  Patch(Table1_1, First(Filter(Table1_1, Bar_x0020_Code = TextInput3.Text)),
{Date: Today()}); Navigate(Home,None), Label2.Text = "Required")

On the second part, with PowerApps you do not assign values to inputs/labels by direct assignment. You have to use context variables: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/tutorials/working-with-variables/

So, in your case instead of doing the direct assignment in case of false, you will update a context variable, which will then be used in the Text property of the label. Your formula will then be:

If(        !IsBlank(TextInput3.Text),  Patch(Table1_1, First(Filter(Table1_1, Bar_x0020_Code = TextInput3.Text)),
{Date: Today()}); Navigate(Home,None), UpdateContext({label2Text: "Required"})

- where label2Text is the name of the variable (you can name it anything)
Then on Label2 set the Text property to be label2Text.

Hope this helps 🙂 

 

[Lord_Alexander]

Thanks a lot!

Didn't know you can't update the text directly, only through a custom variable.

Cheers,

Alex

[BO55VXR]

Wow ... i did not know this .. thanks.