New state variables and new data table component

We are excited to release a few changes made in Appaca editor. We are introducing new state variables and data table, which enable all builders to handle data in their app a little bit better.

Object state variable

Object state variable makes life easier for those who handle a bit more complicated data structure than just text and number. With Object, you can define the structure of the object, which is a way to tell Appaca editor what to expect in this object. This is usually useful when you are getting data from API. This structure will be used across your app. It makes it easier for you to reference data in that object.

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List state variable

You can now create a state variable to handle List of items, such as list of string, list of object, or list of data. These variable types are used in data table to display data.

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New data table component

We are introducing new data table component. The old data table component will be deprecated. The new data table component enables builders to handle how they want to display data in their app. In this data table component, there are two types of data source: state variables (all list typed variables) and database. You can create as many columns as you see fit. Now, it is much easier to also reference variables from the data source. The variable reference from the data source is in green colour, so you can easily differentiate between state variables and data source variables.

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