Understanding the context
The core property of the Power Apps component framework is its context. It provides access to all the other properties and methods available in the framework.
We used the Power Apps component framework's context in Chapter 5, Code, Test, and Repeat, to access the values of the properties defined in the manifest file. Apart from this, it also provides access to several other features. This is shown in the following diagram:
Figure 10.1 – Methods and properties provided by the framework
Each of these properties and methods can be used to create complex code components. Since context is the core module of the framework, it is available in both the init and updateView methods. If you need to utilize any of the properties or methods from outside this context, then you can pass the reference as a parameter. But when it comes to using context in different helper files other than index.ts, I would recommend against passing...
