How do you enter a table key value into a button tooltip inside a gallery?

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Posted on by KevinGador

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I have a table with a key value pair

Table(
 {
 MenuName: "Testing1"
 }
)

I am trying to enter ThisItem.MenuName into the tooltip of my button inside a gallery but it wont allow me.

Any possible solution or workarounds?? I have also tried Text(ThisItem.MenuName)

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Daniel Bocklandt 5,099 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hey @kej,
Can you give us some more information on your Scenario. For me your scenario worked. Just had to but the Button inside the Table of course. if it's not in a gallery can you try using this:
First(Table({MenuName:"Testing1"})).MenuName
You can replace first also by a LookUp.

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KevinGador 822 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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apologies forgot to add that the button is inside a gallery. It's now edited.

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Daniel Bocklandt 5,099 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Seems like your MenuName Column has a few columns inside itself. Could you try adding a Dot behind ThisItem.MenuName?

Is it a Choice Column or something like this?

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KevinGador 822 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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This is my table declared in the formulas of my application. Its not a choice and when I add period theres nothing popping up

"
customNavigation = Table(
{
MenuIcon: LookUp(customIcons, IconName = "Home").IconData,
MenuIconSelected: LookUp(customIcons, IconName = "Home_Filled").IconData,
MenuName: "Home",
MenuID: 1,
PageNavigation: 'Home Screen'
},
"
I just want it to say Home when hovered on that button
ThisItem.MenuName doesnt work

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Daniel Bocklandt 5,099 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hey @kej ,

I've found a Workaround.

Basically what you have to do is create a Textlabel in the Gallery and put there ThisItem.MenuName.
You can make the label then invisible.
In the Buttons tooltip you put Label.Text

Hope it works.

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KevinGador 822 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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got it to work with this formula

LookUp(SideNavigation_Collapsible.MenuContent,MenuID=ThisItem.MenuID).MenuName

thank you for I guess putting me in the right direction by saying I can use lookup.

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Daniel Bocklandt 5,099 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hey happy you found a way to do it.

A little warning about this solution: If it's a small app that's fine, but when your app gets bigger and you need to keep the performance on a high level. Those calls for every record can make a difference. Especially if you have this menu on several screens.

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KevinGador 822 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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appreciate the tip. How can I reduce the lookups on my app? any suggestions I ddnt really thought about the performance of the tool thanks for mentioning 😮

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