💡 Components and Component Libraries both offer reusable elements, but they serve different purposes and have distinct characteristics.
🔹 Components:-
A component is a reusable building block within a PowerApps app that you create and use only within that specific app.
Examples include buttons, headers, or custom controls reused across screens in the app.
Key Features:
1️⃣ Created within the app 🛠️
2️⃣ Reusable only within the same app 🔄
3️⃣ Customizable with input and output properties ⚙️
4️⃣ Great for internal use only 🔒
Example:
✅ A custom header component with a logo and title that you place on multiple screens in the app, footer, etc.
🔹 Component Libraries
A component library is a collection of reusable components that can be shared across multiple apps within the same environment.
It helps you store, manage, and maintain reusable components in one central location.
Key Features:
1️⃣ Created as a separate project 📁
2️⃣ Reusable across multiple apps 🌍
3️⃣ Facilitates version control 🔄
4️⃣ Easy to update and maintain 📈
Example:
✅ A button component library that contains standardized buttons (e.g., primary, secondary, cancel) that can be used across different apps.
🔹 Summary:
Components are reusable elements within a single app 🏠.
Component Libraries let you share and manage reusable components across multiple apps