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han_rj
Helper IV
Helper IV

Issue Treating nulls in Conditional Column of Type Any

Hi All,

 

I have a column Name of which I am extracting only rows that contain words like "Additive" using conditional column , I have attached the M-Query code for the same. The issue I am facing is that Null are getting transformed as Errors.Please may I have help know where I am wrong.

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wdx223_Daniel
Super User
Super User

if Text.Contains(Text.From([Name]??""),"Additive") then [Name] else null

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v-vpabbu
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Hi @han_rj,


Thanks @Akash_Varuna  and @wdx223_Daniel  for Addressing the issue.

 

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Akash_Varuna
Super User
Super User

Hi @han_rj , I think Text.Contains function expects a non-null value, and when it encounters a null , it throws an error Could You please try this 
Table.AddColumn(
#"Changed Type",
"Custom",
each if [Names] <> null and Text.Contains([Names], "Additive") then [Names] else null
)
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Thanks In Advance

wdx223_Daniel
Super User
Super User

if Text.Contains(Text.From([Name]??""),"Additive") then [Name] else null

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