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Hi all.

I have a form with two data cards. One data card contains a Dropdown and the other contains an Text Input Field.

If the value selected in the Dropdown equals a Key Term, then the data card containing the Text Input Field is visible

so the user can input info. Otherwise, the data card with the Text Input Field is not visible. The code for this is below

and works great. Everything appears and disappears as it should.

Data Card for Text Input Field : Visible Property

If(
    Or(
        Dropdown.Selected.Value = "Key Term 1",
        Dropdown.Selected.Value = "Key Term 2",
        Dropdown.Selected.Value = "Key Term 3"
    ),
    true,
    false
)

The issue is this: any info the user types into the Text Input Field remains inside it when the user changes their mind,

chooses a non Key Term in the Dropdown and the data card disappears. When the user submits the form, the

unneeded info submits with the form. I want to clear the Text Input Field when the data card itself is not visible.

I tried doing this using buttons. Button1 resets the Text Input Field. Button2 selects Button1 when the

data card containing the Text Input Field is not visible. The code is below and does not work. Neither button

when the data card disappears.

Button1 : OnSelect Property

Reset(TextInputFieldValue)

Button2 : OnSelect Property

If(DataCardForTextInput.Visible = false, Select(Button1))

How should this be coded so either:

1) A chain reaction occurs (when Text Input Data Card is not visible > Button2 clicks > Button 1 clicks) or

2) A direct action occurs (when Text Input Data Card is not visible > Button 1 clicks)

Please do not answer with Power Automate solutions/flows. The Automate flows I'm already using for this app

takes up to much time to respond and I'd prefer the response time between these buttons to be very very short to

immediate. Any in app solution to clear the text input field when the data card disappears, with or without buttons

is appreciated. Thank you!

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Michael E. Gernaey 40,586 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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How to Click a Hidden Button to Clear a Text Field (Without Automate)

Hi,

Do this

In your Text Inputs Reset property put this

_ResetText

This is just a variable I am making up

In the OnVisible Property of the Screen, where the Form is put

Set(_ResetText, true);

Set(_ResetText, false);

Now in your OnChange of the ComboBox, put the exact same thing at the top.

Set(_ResetText, true);

Set(_ResetText, false);

This will force the TextInput to reset immediately as they select something in the combo, whether its Visible or not.

And now you wont have those unneeded details.
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Nandit 1,563 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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How to Click a Hidden Button to Clear a Text Field (Without Automate)

Hi powerpepper,

Love the name :D

You can add the following code to the OnChange property of your Dropdown:

If( Or( Self.Selected.Value = "Key Term 1", Self.Selected.Value = "Key Term 2", Self.Selected.Value = "Key Term 3" ), Set( showDataCard, true ), Set( showDataCard, false ); Reset(TextInputField) )

Here is the Visible property of your TextInputFieldDataCard:

showDataCard

Hope this helps.

Kind regards,

Nandit

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