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How can I read the value of a text element on a Power Apps edit form programmatically?

E.g. I've put a button on the form and whenever I click the button I want to read the value of whatever the user typed into a text element.

And then maybe after reading it, I'll want to change it and write it back. Is that possible with Power Apps?

Thanks!

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Getting a Form Value Programmatically

You could use something like
UpdateContext({varMessage: "Hello, World!"});
UpdateContext({buttonPressed: true});

in theOnSelect of a button and

If (
buttonPressed,
varMessage,
Parent.Default
)

in the default of the datafield but do you want to be able write back the original value and overwrite more than once as the buttonPressed value still needs to be reset (probably on update or cancel).

You can read the value by using the text property of the control thus TextInput.Text

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