PCF Virtual Code controls

Overview

New option with Power Apps Component Framework that allows your custom controls to make use of the Power Platform React and FluentUI libraries, and work with the parent virtual DOM, instead of loading copies of React and FluentUI and creating a new virtual DOM for each component.

As this means the component bundle is significantly smaller, and only one virtual DOM is being created, performance and memory use are expected to be significantly better.

Currently in preview as of 17/01/2023

See also

• Microsoft Blog - React (virtual) and Fluent UI code components using platform libraries
• Microsoft Docs
• Virtual React PCF code components - create new, and convert existing ones! - Video (Scott Durow)
• Develop1 blog - How to convert a pcf code component to a virtual control