plaintext() - seems to work additionally like patch() - normal? can it be prevented?

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Dear all,

I am using plaintext function in the value property of a modern textcontrol with a sharepoint rich text column, since otherwise the modern textcontrol shows my a html code instead of a text.

Peculiarly I have just found out, that every time I save an item in my app, the item always gets updated in the new version in the mentioned rich text column - no matter, whether I do change the text in the control or not.

If I don't use plaintext() function, this doesn't happen - as expected it only updates the item, if I change the text in the control. If I don't - it doesn't happen.

I could find no data on this - Is it known? Intended? Or is it some sort of a bug?

It doesn't do any harm actually, but each version of the item lists the updates of all columns using plain text with same values all over again - this is a little bit annoying and could cause unwanted question on user's side.

Still - any way to prevent this from happening?

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plaintext() - seems to work additionally like patch() - normal? can it be prevented?

I am using patch function instead of submitform.

Still, I don't quite understand why it happens - I mean, why would it update, when nothing gets changed? The content is already formatted - why would it update the column on saving then?
Michael E. Gernaey 41,072 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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plaintext() - seems to work additionally like patch() - normal? can it be prevented?

Hi,

So you are using a Text Input Control?

And you have loading it with Data, from a Rich Text Column in SharePoint.

You are changing the Formatting so it doesn't show the HTML.

I would expect it to update the column in SharePoint, yes, because you are in fact changing what is in there. is this on a Form and you doing a SubmitForm? If so that's why.