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laciodrom_80
Helper IV
Helper IV

M language help: get an element from a list by index

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

 

Luca
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Zubair_Muhammad
Community Champion
Community Champion

@laciodrom_80

 

 

You can specify the item position in curleybrackets

 

MyText = "5;6;9",

MyList = Text.Split(MyText, ";"),
Myitem=MyList{2}

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Zubair_Muhammad
Community Champion
Community Champion

@laciodrom_80

 

 

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.

LivioLanzo
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

@laciodrom_80

 

I guess this sis what you are after:

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/list-range

 


 


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