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T. LeungBeginning Power Appshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6683-0_7

7. Working with Tables, Rows, and Collections

Tim Leung1  
(1)
Reading, UK
 

Tables and rows play a crucial role in the vast majority of apps. Most apps require us to build functionality that can process and manipulate data in tables.

In the first part of this chapter, we’ll cover the syntax to define records, and we’ll explore the functions that enable us to work with tables and rows. For practical guidance, we will build an inventory screen. This will enable us to see the ways in which we can combine table-level functions in a real-life situation.

Later in this chapter, we’ll learn how to manipulate strings with the help of these functions. This includes how to ...

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