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It looks to me that it is possible to place a list in a column by using {"element1","element2","element3"}. But what I have not seen is whether it is possible to access the elements of that list. (I want to stress that I'm talking about DAX, here, NOT Power Query). So I have tried various methods like [ListColName][1], [ListColName]{1}.
Why would I want to do something like that? I am doing what I think is a fairly expensive operation on a large table. I create a temporary table as a variable, and there are 3 columnvalues from that temporary table I am interested in. So my thought was that instead of doing this expensive operation 3 times and create 3 new columns, why not get hold of those 3 values the first time, put them in a list, and then just access that list, an operation that should be faster. I can't find any way of doing this.
Yes, I ended up using Left and Right in a comma-separated text to get two of the values. But this is only really practical for 2 values. I did not find a solution to what I wanted to do, and I don't think it exists. The third value I used another method to get.
@joarvat , In DAX, using search and Left, Right and Mid to get data from a list. But Power Query is the best option on a large table
You can refer to these links, in case you need some reference
Power Query Split Column , Split Column By Delimiter: https://youtu.be/FyO9Vmhcfag
Text Operations- Mid, Left, Right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KChpAz_fUo&list=PLPaNVDMhUXGaaqV92SBD5X2hk3TMNlHhb&index=47