Show search results in gallery only when user clicks on search icon

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Hi All,

My gallery search is working fine without any issues. However i want to change the search behaviour.

Search results should only be shown when user clicks on search icon. Currently search results are being shown once i type in keywords inside searchbox. May i know how to change this behaviour?

Below is the searchbox and code of Items Property of the Gallery

If(
 myfavselected,
 Filter(
 Items,
 ID in Filter(
 Favorites,
 Title = User().Email
 ).CatalogID
 ),
 Filter(
 Items,
 (Len(TextInputCanvas1_3.Value) = 0 || TextInputCanvas1_3.Value in 'Item Name' || TextInputCanvas1_3.Value in Description || TextInputCanvas1_3.Value in Text('Unit Price(USD)') || TextInputCanvas1_3.Value in 'Item Category')||
 (Len(TextInputCanvas1.Value) = 0 || TextInputCanvas1.Value in 'Item Name' || TextInputCanvas1.Value in Description || TextInputCanvas1.Value in Text('Unit Price(USD)') || TextInputCanvas1.Value in 'Item Category') && 
 ((CountRows(colSelectionGal) = 1 || 'Item Category' in colSelectionGal.Value)) && 
 (IsBlank(ComboBox3.SelectedItems) || ("Under $50" in Concat(
 ComboBox3.SelectedItems,
 Value
 ) && Amount >= 1 && Amount < 50) Or ("$50 - $100" in Concat(
 ComboBox3.SelectedItems,
 Value
 ) && Amount >= 50 && Amount < 100) Or ("$100 - $200" in Concat(
 ComboBox3.SelectedItems,
 Value
 ) && Amount >= 100 && Amount < 200) Or ("Above $200" in Concat(
 ComboBox3.SelectedItems,
 Value
 ) && Amount >= 200))
 )
)

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SpongYe 5,909 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi @Iantaylor2050

To change the search behavior, you need to do the following steps:
Add an icon or a button that will act as the search trigger. You can place it next to your search box or anywhere you like.
Set the OnSelect property of the icon or button to a formula that will store the value of the search box in a variable. For example

Set(searchText, TextInputCanvas1_3.Text)

Modify the Items property of your gallery to use the variable instead of the search box value. For example

If( myfavselected, Filter( Items, ID in Filter(Favorites, Title = User().Email)), Filter(Items, (Len(searchText) = 0 || searchText in 'Item Name' || searchText in Description || searchText in Text('Unit Price(USD)') || searchText in 'Item Category')|| ...)).

Optionally, you can also clear the variable when the user clears the search box. To do that, set the OnChange property of the search box to a formula that will check if the text is empty and then set the variable to blank. For example,

If( IsBlank(TextInputCanvas1_3.Text), Set(searchText, "") )
.

This way, the gallery will only show the search results when the user clicks on the icon or button, and not when they type in the search box.

If you have any questions or feedback, please let me know. Have a great day! 😊

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,970 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi @Iantaylor2050

You can fix it, but it may not look how you like.

1. Create a variable, lets pretend to call it varShowResults
2. In your Screens OnVisible or App.OnStart, set it to false.
3. In the TextInput, in the OnChange Event, set the value false
Set(varShowResults, false);

4. In the Buttons OnClick event, after you check if the TextInput is Not black, then set it to true
If((!IsBlank(TextInput.Text), Set(varShowResults, true), Set(varShowResults, false)) And of course do whatever else you need to do in the true section.

5. In your gallery of items
// So it either shows your results, or shows no data If(varShowResults, Put your filter here, []) or //depends on what your showing, do either the [] or {} not both If(varShowResults, Put your filter here, {})

If you like my answer, I would really appreciate if you please Mark it as Resolved, and give it a thumbs up, so it can help others

Cheers

Thank You
Michael Gernaey MCT | MCSE | MCP | Self-Contractor| Ex-Microsoft
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