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mikihiir
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Call public update(options: VisualUpdateOptions)

Hei

 

What is the best way to call  -> public update(options: VisualUpdateOptions)  without resizing

 

Thanks in advance 🙂

 

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v-viig
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The update method is called every time any filter or selection is applied or there's a change in Formatting Panel for this visual.

 

You can call it whenever you want from your code. You just need to keep the update options or split update method into a few methods. We usually split update into the update and render.

 

The update indicates a change in data. The render indicates a rendering flow.

 

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

 

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

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v-viig
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Community Champion

Do you want to avoid calling the update method if a user resizes your visual?

 

If so, you can detect a type of update by using VisualUpdateOptions.type (you get VisualUpdateOptions in the update method).

The type allows detecting an update type.

 

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

 

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

Nope

 

I want to call it when ever i want to, lets say i select a dropdown value  and after that i need update method to be triggered.

 

Thanks.

v-viig
Community Champion
Community Champion

The update method is called every time any filter or selection is applied or there's a change in Formatting Panel for this visual.

 

You can call it whenever you want from your code. You just need to keep the update options or split update method into a few methods. We usually split update into the update and render.

 

The update indicates a change in data. The render indicates a rendering flow.

 

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

 

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

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