As developers, we’re often faced with the need to implement repetitive tasks or loops in our applications. Traditional do-while loops ensure that a block of code executes at least once before checking the condition to decide if it should repeat. But what happens when you're building apps in PowerApps, and you need something similar? As with most things in PowerApps, creativity is key! Today, I’ll show you how to mimic a do-while loop using Timer and Button controls.
🔧 Why would you need a do-while loop in PowerApps?
A do-while loop is a structure that guarantees the execution of a code block at least once before checking if the loop's condition is met. This is particularly useful when you need a process that should always run (even initially) and repeat until certain criteria are satisfied. This structure is handy in cases like:
➡Games or quizzes where you need to keep repeating a process until the right answer is found.
➡Simulations where a task must continue until a specific goal is achieved.
➡Generating unique values (e.g., generating request IDs) where you need to keep generating random values until the result meets a uniqueness condition.
➡Collecting more than 2000 records in a collection, similar to the with function
Please refer full article using Naruto’s Quest to Find Kurama: PowerApps Do-While Loop in Action!
