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danextian
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Function to check whether a text is in upper or lower case

Hi,

 

Is there an existing function to check whether a text is in  upper or lower case or do i still need to create a custom function?





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No. You can create a custom function using Text.Lower and/or Text.Upper, like:

 

(Text as text) as logical =>
let
    IsTextAllUpperCase = Text.Upper(Text) = Text
in
    IsTextAllUpperCase
Specializing in Power Query Formula Language (M)

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Anonymous
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You could compare the string with the result of UPPER() on that string.

 

You must use the EXACT() function for this:

IsUpperCase = IF(EXACT(UPPER(data[string]), data[string]), TRUE(), FALSE())

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On a side note, I just noticed a bug with the Enter Data option (if you enter the same value in different casing, it just makes the casing consistent).

Anonymous
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I used this to check Prefixes of constituents. If a person doesn't have a prefix it is returning a "True" value. Is there something I can add to ignore empty records?

IsUpperCase = IF(EXACT(UPPER(data[string]), data[string]), TRUE(), FALSE()) 

 

I should have been more specific. Is there one for M.




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No. You can create a custom function using Text.Lower and/or Text.Upper, like:

 

(Text as text) as logical =>
let
    IsTextAllUpperCase = Text.Upper(Text) = Text
in
    IsTextAllUpperCase
Specializing in Power Query Formula Language (M)

Thanks @MarcelBeug and @Anonymous

 

I didn't  think of comparing a letter to it's uppercase version. 





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