A button that enable input box

[lliu_western]

Hello community,

I have a question. I have a button, and when a user select the button, I want it to enable the input text box next to it.

So by default, the input text box will be disable and can only be enable when button next to it is clicked.

I tried a function on the button: OnSelect: Q_TextInput.DisplayMode.Edit     

but it doesn't work. Any help is appreciated, thank you. 

[mdevaney · Accepted solution]

@lliu_western 

Use a toggle instead of a button.  Then put this code in the DisplayMode of the Text Input

If(Toggle1.Value=true, DisplayMode.Edit, DisplayMode.Disabled)

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[Drrickryp]

For a button to work, you can use UpdateContext({enablebox:DisplayMode.Edit}) in its OnSelect property and in the TextInput box put its DisplayMode property as enablebox.  You would put UpdateContext({enablebox:DisplayMode.Disabled}) in the OnVisible property of the screen.  That would set the default display mode of the TextInput to disabled.

Given that I think @mdevaney 's idea is better.

[DevendraSingh · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You can use variables for this. Following are the steps,

• Step1: Add formula Set(buttonClicked, false) to "OnVisible" property of screen
• Step2: Add formula If(buttonClicked, DisplayMode.Edit, DisplayMode.Disabled) to "DisplayMode" property of text box control
• Step3: Add formula Set(buttonClicked, true) to "OnSelect" property of button control

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Thanks & Regards,

Devendra Singh

[lliu_western · Accepted solution]

I found another way.

First, I added a toggle just like the previous answer mentioned and set the input text display mode with the function: If(Toggle1.Value=true, DisplayMode.Edit, DisplayMode.Disabled)

Then with the button, I have a function of Onselect: Set(setToggle1,true)

And in the Toggle1 defult: setToggle1         (setting up the variable here) 

Have the Toggle1 visable to be false then it acts like the button is enabling the input text.