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Need some assistance with configuring a layout in a canvas app. I have a gallery, with three containers, each container has different types inputs (ie container 1 shows radio buttons, container two has text etc.) and would want to have their visibility changed based on a gallery item's property. I have tried a few things but for some reason I can't get the visible property to trigger correctly. I'm not sure if my code is incorrect or I'm not understanding how Power Apps deals with these visibility changes.

So for example, I have a gallery called "itemGallery", the items have the attributes of Name,Type,Owner. So in the container visibility I have the code as IF(ThisItem.Type = 0,true,false). The intention is that any item that matches type 0, that container shows and for the other two containers that have IF(ThisItem.Type = 1,true,false) and IF(ThisItem.Type = 2,true,false) they have their visible set to false and don't show. However this doesn't work, as no container shows.

I'm also curious if I can set the container's height like this as well by setting the Height property to be IF(ThisItem.Type = 0, 80,0)

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Hi @Anubis XVII

Assuming that Type is a numeric field and the container is inside the gallery then what you have - you can shorten the Visible to (you do not need If/true/false )
ThisItem.Type = 0
then it should work. If however the container is outside the gallery, you need
GalleryName.Selected.Type = 0

and yes, you could use the same logic for the height.

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Hey @@WarrenBelz

The field Type , is of the Data Type "Choice" in the Dataverse table, checking on the choices in the table, they had a value of 0,1,2 so that's why I used the numeric function for the condition. Was that the correct choice?

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Whatever the choice you are looking for - however I do not use Dataverse (I am SharePoint only - if you state your data source type in your initial post, you will get the right people responding). This article may be of assistance.

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Hi

1. Visibility Setup

You’re on the right track by using IF(ThisItem.Type = X, true, false). However, ensure that:

The Type attribute is correctly defined.

The syntax for setting visibility is appropriate.

Here's how you can structure it:

If(ThisItem.Type = 0, true, false)

For each container:

Container1.Visible := IF(ThisItem.Type = 0, true, false)

Container2.Visible := IF(ThisItem.Type = 1, true, false)

Container3.Visible := IF(ThisItem.Type = 2, true, false)

Make sure the Type values are correct and match exactly with what is in your data source.

2. Height Setup

Similarly, for setting the height, you can use:

If(ThisItem.Type = 0, 80, 0)

For each container:

Container1.Height := IF(ThisItem.Type = 0, 80, 0)

Container2.Height := IF(ThisItem.Type = 1, 80, 0)

Container3.Height := IF(ThisItem.Type = 2, 80, 0)

Troubleshooting Steps:

Verify Data Type: Ensure that Type is set as a number or a choice that corresponds to 0, 1, and 2.

Check Gallery Selection: Ensure that ThisItem refers correctly to the selected gallery item.

Test Visibility and Height Separately: Try setting visibility and height separately to ensure each one works as expected.

Performance Consideration: Ensure that complex conditions don't impact the app's performance significantly.

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