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koogie
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Inquiry about M code operation.

Hello.

I am wondering how the M code works. The code is as follows.

1. Each Table.RowCount (Table.SelectRows (# "Grouped Rows", (s) => s [TotalSales]> [TotalSales])) + 1, Int64.Type)

(s) => s [TotalSales]> [TotalSales])) + 1

I'm not sure, but in this formula, s [TotalSales] seems to work for multiple lines. [TotalSales] seems to work on a single row.

2. (s) => Table.RowCount (Table.SelectRows (# "Grouped Rows", each s [TotalSales] <[TotalSales])) + 1, Int64.Type)

Unlike number 1, in this formula, s [TotalSales] seems to act as a single row and [TotalSales] acts as multiple rows.
I'm curious about the difference between the two functions and how they work internally.
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Anonymous
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each Table.RowCount (Table.SelectRows (# "Grouped Rows", (s) => s [TotalSales]> [TotalSales])) + 1, Int64.Type)

...

 

this piece of code appears to be part (argument) of a function such as Table.AddColumn or similar.

the inner part of this piece: Table.SelectRows (# "Grouped Rows", (s) => s [TotalSales]> [TotalSales])

selects all rows of the # "Grouped Rows" table (which was probably created in the previous step) that satisfy the condition that the value of column s[TotalSales] is greater than the value _ [TotalSales] of the current row to which the anonymous function each (these selected lines are then counted +1)

 

the following  is an equivalente form of the same expression:

... 
(outer) => Table.RowCount (Table.SelectRows (# "Grouped Rows", (inner) => inner[TotalSales]> outer[TotalSales])) + 1, Int64.Type)

...

 

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Anonymous
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... 
each Table.RowCount (Table.SelectRows (# "Grouped Rows", (s) => s [TotalSales]> [TotalSales])) + 1, Int64.Type)

...

 

this piece of code appears to be part (argument) of a function such as Table.AddColumn or similar.

the inner part of this piece: Table.SelectRows (# "Grouped Rows", (s) => s [TotalSales]> [TotalSales])

selects all rows of the # "Grouped Rows" table (which was probably created in the previous step) that satisfy the condition that the value of column s[TotalSales] is greater than the value _ [TotalSales] of the current row to which the anonymous function each (these selected lines are then counted +1)

 

the following  is an equivalente form of the same expression:

... 
(outer) => Table.RowCount (Table.SelectRows (# "Grouped Rows", (inner) => inner[TotalSales]> outer[TotalSales])) + 1, Int64.Type)

...

 

Thank you very much.

Thanks to that, it was well understood.

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