I don't know how to have a Default selected item in Gallery

[Anonymous]

I am creating a type of quiz app and I have a Gallery that will auto-populate its contents based on what is selected from the other Gallery.

Whenever I select an item from the auto-populated Gallery, I would store the selected item in a Collection:

Collect(selectedItem, Gallery1.Selected);

What I am trying to achieve is:

1. Select an item from MainGallery (Gallery1's items change)
2. Select an item from Gallery1 (selected item gets saved to the collection)

3. Select a different item from the MainGallery and go back to the item selected in the previous step

4. Gallery1 has the selected item in the Step 2 preselected

[K-A-R-L]

Hi @Anonymous ,

On the Item() Property of the Gallery:

If(!IsBlank(selectedItem),
    selectedItem,
    OriginalItem
)

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Thanks,
K-A-R-L

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[Anonymous]

Hi @K-A-R-L, This doesn't seem to work.

[K-A-R-L]

Hi @Anonymous ,

I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to achieve.
I'll assume both galleries are on one screen:

What you are trying to achieve:

1. When you Select an item from MainGallery  > Gallery1's item changes
2. When selecting an item from Gallery1 > Selected Item saved to collection //1 Item added in Collection

3. Selecting another item from the MainGallery and go back to the item selected in the previous step //what do you mean by "go back to the item selected in previous step"? Like because you selected another item in there will be 2 Items in the collection now?

4. Gallery1 has the selected item in the Step 2 preselected // Do you want to populate gallery1 with:

1. Items based on what is selectedon MainGallery
2. Collected Items "selectedItem"

I might help you better if you can provide screenshots or codes.

Apologies.

[v-xida-msft]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Do you want to set a default selected item within your Gallery1 based on the selectedItem collection?

Based on the issue that you mentioned, I have made a test on my side, please take a try with the following workaround:

set the OnSelect property of the Gallery1 to following:

ClearCollect(selectedItem, Gallery1.Selected)          /* <-- Please use ClearCollect rather than Collect */

Set the Default property of the Gallery1 to following:

If(!IsEmpty(selectedItem),First(selectedItem))

Set the TemplateFill proeprty of the Gallery1 to following:

If(ThisItem.IsSelected, RGBA(255, 228, 196, 1), RGBA(0, 0, 0, 0))   /* <-- Highlight the selected item in your Gallery1 */

Please consider take a try with above solution, then check if the issue is solved.

Best regards,

[Anonymous]

Hi,

The question list is the MenuGallery and Gallery1 would have the choices. Gallery1 is filtered based on what is selected in MenuGallery. When I choose an item from Gallery1, I store the item selected. If I leave Question 1 and go back to it, I want the selected item to be preselected. Basically, showing the user the option he selected (if there is) when going back and forth to different questions.

[v-xida-msft]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Do you want to set the previous selected Gallery1 Item as Default item when you go back to select the Question1 again?

Based on the needs that you mentioned, I have made a test on my side, please take a try with the following workaround:

Set the OnSelect property of the Gallery1 to following:

If(
   IsBlank(LookUp(TempCollection, QuestionName = MainGallery.Selected.QuestionColumn)),
   Collect(
        TempCollection, 
       {
           QuestionName: MainGallery.Selected.QuestionColumn, /* <-- QuestionColumn represents the field in your MainGallery to store the Question value -- Question1, Question2, Question3, ... etc*/
           selectedItem: Gallery1.Selected
       }
   )
)

Set the Default property of the Gallery1 to following:

If(
   !IsBlank(LookUp(TempCollection, QuestionName = MainGallery.Selected.QuestionColumn, selectedItem)),
   LookUp(TempCollection, QuestionName = MainGallery.Selected.QuestionColumn, selectedItem)
)

Set the TemplateFill proeprty of the Gallery1 to following:

If(ThisItem.IsSelected, RGBA(255, 228, 196, 1), RGBA(0, 0, 0, 0))   /* <-- Highlight the selected item in your Gallery1 */ 

Please consider take a try with above solution, check if the issue is solved.

Best regards,

[Anonymous]

Hi @v-xida-msft 

I tried the solution above but whenever I go to the 2nd question, it shows me the selected option from the 1st question. Whenever I change the answer too, it disappears and jumps back to the first option.