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Change combobox search field based on value from variable

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Posted on by Livy 4

Hello, I have a combobox and I would like to change the SearchFields based off the value from a variable, is this possible? The code I have for it now in that field is "If(ENG = true, ["ENG_Column"], ["FR_Column"]" but this only searches on the ENG column. I'm thinking PowerApps doesn't allow this but any insight is appreciated, thank you! 

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    madlad 2,637 Moderator on at

    I don't know of a way to do this, but a workaround would be to place a text input above this, disable searching, then set the items to:

    If(ENG=true, Search(YourList, "ENG_Column", YourTextInput.Text), Search(YourList, "FR_Column", YourTextInput.Text))

     

    Hope this helps!

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    madlad 2,637 Moderator on at

    Funnily enough, I had to do this exact same thing for a project I'm working on not an hour later, and I think I've come up with a more elegant workaround. 

     

    In the Items field, use:

    If(ENG, AddColumns(YourList, "ENGFR", ENG_Column), AddColumns(YourList, "ENGFR", FR_Column))

     

    Then, set the Search Field to be ENGFR, and if your searching based on ENG, ENGFR will be the ENG_Column, and if not it will be the FR_Column

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