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I'm trying to get a specific element by index from a list obtained splitting a text by delimiter, but I don't find the right function for this goal. Using List.First or List.Last I can get first and last elements, but what function should I use to get an element by index?
MyText = "5;6;9" MyList = Text.Split(MyText, ";")
Thnaks a lot
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You can specify the item position in curleybrackets
MyText = "5;6;9", MyList = Text.Split(MyText, ";"), Myitem=MyList{2}
You can specify the item position in curleybrackets
MyText = "5;6;9", MyList = Text.Split(MyText, ";"), Myitem=MyList{2}
I found I would have to use ;
MyText = "5;6;9", MyList = Text.Split(MyText, ";"), Myitem=MyList{1}
as the indexing seems to start at 0 for me not 1.
I guess this sis what you are after:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/list-range
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