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Learn Microsoft Power Apps

You're reading from   Learn Microsoft Power Apps The definitive handbook for building solutions with Power Apps to solve your business needs

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801070645
Length 702 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Elisa Bárcena Martín Elisa Bárcena Martín
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Matthew Weston Matthew Weston
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Table of Contents (27) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing Power Apps FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating Your First Canvas Power App 3. Creating Apps in SharePoint 4. Publishing and Leveraging in Power Apps 5. Exploring Controls 6. Exploring Formulas 7. Exploring Reusable Controls 8. Working with Data 9. Introducing Connectors 10. Using GPS in Power Apps 11. Working with Images and Barcodes 12. Securing Your Power Apps 13. Working Offline 14. Using Power Automate with Power Apps 15. Using Azure with Power Apps 16. Visualizing Data 17. Introducing Artificial Intelligence 18. Introducing Microsoft Dataverse 19. Introducing Model-Driven Apps 20. Creating Model-Driven Apps 21. Exploring Environments and Data Policies 22. Introducing the Future of Power Apps 23. Good Practices for Creating Power Apps 24. Other Books You May Enjoy
25. Index
Appendix

Detecting a connection state

One of the key things for making your app available offline is the ability to detect whether a network is present or not. First of all, Power Apps can detect the presence of a connection signal using a function that can then be used within the logic of your app:

Connection.Connected

This function will return a Boolean value: true meaning it is connected and false meaning it is disconnected.

Power Apps can also determine whether the connection is based on the cellular connection of the device or whether it is using Wi-Fi. If the device is using a mobile network, then it is classed as a Metered connection:

Connection.Metered

Again, this returns a Boolean value: true for a metered network or false for an alternative connection.

Both of these connection states should be considered while developing your app, as you can change the behavior of the app depending on whether the app is online or offline, and you can change the behavior...

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