Combo Box Text Entry

[GriffMH]

In every other windows application I am aware of Combo Boxes allow selection from a dropdown OR text imput. PowerApps does not allow text input. It appears a "combo box" in PowerApps acts no different than a dropdown other than allowing list filtering based on typing (both can have multiple selection).

PLEASE update combo boxes for this.

For data entry forms this is a critical capability to limit key stoke errors while still allowing new response answers in a dynamic format.

Unless someone can point me at an alternate solution, the only way I can conceive to do this given the current options is to create a top screen with a drop down list and a text field for every single question. Then put the data entry form on screen two and rationalize between the two fields on screen 1 for that Card. I.e.: if user selects "NEW" from the Screen 1 Question 1 Dropdown list then Card = Screen1 Question 1 Text Input, else Card = Screen1 Question 1 Dropdown result. This type of programming could drive the logic so the form gets filled with the right data.

Ton of work for a control feature that exists for combo boxes outside of power apps today...

[BBBB]

I've been looking for this feature for a long time. Would be really very helpful.

Does anyone know of a workaround?

[Anonymous]

You can try Combo Box with your logic. It works for me. On the form, you need to set the DataCard's update property to

If(IsBlank(ComboBox1.Selected.ColumnName),ComboBox1.SearchText,ComboBox1.Selected.ColumnName)

ComboBox.Selected.ColumnName is the value user selected from the list. 

ComboBox.SearchText is the text input value

[BBBB]

It's not working. Can you show me a screenshot, please?

[dsghi]

Thank you @Anonymous, this is exactly what I needed!

@BBBB if you didn't get it to work, put a label on your canvas and use this formula for it's text so you can figure it out. In BeryIQs example, ColumnName is the name of your data column.

[hardee]

How can we select multiple items in combo box input? can someone help with the syntax?