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Anonymous
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Conditional DAX equivalent of M?

Hello I am trying to get the equivalent of the following M code in DAX.

 

M:

if Text.Contains(Text.Lower([prod_name]),"purple") then "purple" else if Text.Contains(Text.Lower([prod_name]),"black") then "black" else if Text.Contains(Text.Lower([prod_name]),"white") then "white" else if Text.Contains(Text.Lower([prod_name]),"green") then "green"
else if Text.Contains(Text.Lower([prod_name]),"yellow") then "green" else if Text.Contains(Text.Lower([prod_name]),"blue") then "Blue" else if Text.Contains(Text.Lower([prod_name]),"red") then "Red" else Null.Type

 

I tried this in DAX but it only prints the final condition

DAX:

Flavors = if(CONTAINS(table,table[prod_name],"purple"),"purple",IF(CONTAINS(table,table[prod_name],"black"),"black",IF(CONTAINS(table,table[prod_name],"white"),"white",if(CONTAINS(table,table[prod_name],"yellow",table[prod_name],"green"),"green",if(CONTAINS(table,v[prod_name],"red"),"Red","Blue")))))

 

Any idea how I could do this? Thanks!

2 ACCEPTED SOLUTIONS
Anonymous
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This worked

Flavors = SWITCH(
    TRUE(),
    ISERROR( FIND("purple", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "purple",
    ISERROR( FIND("white", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "white",
    ISERROR( FIND("black", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "black",
    ISERROR( FIND("yellow", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "green",
    ISERROR( FIND("green", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "green",
    ISERROR( FIND("blue", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "Blue",
    ISERROR( FIND("red", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "Red",""
)

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Anonymous
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The following would have also worked. 
Please ensure you accept a solution to close the topic. 

Column 2 =
IF (
    CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "purple" ),
    "purple",
    IF (
        CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "black" ),
        "black",
        IF (
            CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "white" ),
            "white",
            IF (
                CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "green" ),
                "green",
                IF (
                    CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "yellow" ),
                    "green",
                    IF (
                        CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "blue" ),
                        "Blue",
                        IF ( CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "red" ), "Red", "null" )
                    )
                )
            )
        )
    )
)

 

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Anonymous
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This worked

Flavors = SWITCH(
    TRUE(),
    ISERROR( FIND("purple", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "purple",
    ISERROR( FIND("white", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "white",
    ISERROR( FIND("black", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "black",
    ISERROR( FIND("yellow", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "green",
    ISERROR( FIND("green", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "green",
    ISERROR( FIND("blue", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "Blue",
    ISERROR( FIND("red", table[prod_name]))<> TRUE(), "Red",""
)
Anonymous
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The following would have also worked. 
Please ensure you accept a solution to close the topic. 

Column 2 =
IF (
    CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "purple" ),
    "purple",
    IF (
        CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "black" ),
        "black",
        IF (
            CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "white" ),
            "white",
            IF (
                CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "green" ),
                "green",
                IF (
                    CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "yellow" ),
                    "green",
                    IF (
                        CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "blue" ),
                        "Blue",
                        IF ( CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table (2)'[prod_name], "red" ), "Red", "null" )
                    )
                )
            )
        )
    )
)

 

Anonymous
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Try the switch function 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/switch-function-dax

Something along the lines of 

Column = SWITCH([prod_name], 
"purple", "purple",
"black", "black",
"white", "white",
"green", "green",
"yellow", "green",
"blue", "Blue",
"red", "Red",
"null")
Anonymous
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@Anonymous  Does the value have to be a number, because this is only returning the "else" condition

Anonymous
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should work 

Karlos_0-1596115393958.png

 

Column = SWITCH([prod_name], 
"purple", "purple",
"black", "black",
"white", "white",
"green", "green",
"yellow", "green",
"blue", "Blue",
"red", "Red",
"null")

 

Anonymous
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@Anonymous  Oh ok, I think this doesn't work in my case becuase there are multiple details in the [prod_name] column, so instead of purple it will say "purple(S)" or "purple[M]". Is there a way to integrate CONTAINS?

Anonymous
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It's important to note, that it's ALL case sensitive + it'll include any trailing or leading spaces. for example 

 

"black" is NOT equal to "Black" or "black " or " black" etc..

 

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