Type to get value in dropdown

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Posted on 23 May 2022 14:20:42 by HarishaAkkil

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Hi Team,

Is there a way to type and find the value in dropdowns in PowerApps?

Suppose say if a dropdown contains the below values. If I type the letter "G", while the dropdown is in expand, it should automatically select the value "Orange".

Thanks for your help in advance.

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HarishaAkkil 144 on 27 May 2022 at 11:48:54

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Re: Type to get value in dropdown

Thank you for your clarification.

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BCBuizer 22,280 Super User 2025 Season 2 on 26 May 2022 at 13:00:43

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Re: Type to get value in dropdown

Hi @HarishaAkkil ,

There is none.

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HarishaAkkil 144 on 26 May 2022 at 10:25:30

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Re: Type to get value in dropdown

Hi @BCBuizer,

Thank you so much for your solution. This is a workaround for the problem. But I want to make sure that there is no way to type ahead to find the value from the dropdown?
Thank You.

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BCBuizer 22,280 Super User 2025 Season 2 on 26 May 2022 at 10:13:22

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Re: Type to get value in dropdown

Hi @HarishaAkkil ,

You can use a separate TextInput and then update the Items property of the dropdown to include a filter based on the TextInput value:

If(IsEmpty(TextInput, YourdataSource.YourColumn, Search(YourdataSource, TextInput, YourColumn) )

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HarishaAkkil 144 on 26 May 2022 at 04:47:46

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Re: Type to get value in dropdown

Hi @BCBuizer ,

Thanks for your reply. But I am afraid that I am using already dropdown. And we have implemented more functionalities on this dropdown control. Is there an option to make search the list value using type ahead in dropdowns?
Thank You.

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BCBuizer 22,280 Super User 2025 Season 2 on 23 May 2022 at 14:22:56

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Re: Type to get value in dropdown

Hi @HarishaAkkil ,

Is it an option for you to use a ComboBox control? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/control-combo-box

This has the mentioned functionality OOB.

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