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Einomi
Helper V
Helper V

Text.Contain or List.Contain

Hello

 

I have the following column in my table

 

Description
Hello AADF 456
Hello GTYH 456
Hello AADF 987
Hello GTYH 987

 

I would like please a M code to be able to identify the Hello, I mean I would like to have this

 

If my column contains Hello and 456 I want H1

If my column contains Hello and 987 I want H2

 

DescriptionOutput
Hello AADF 456H1
Hello GTYH 456H1
Hello AADF 987H2
Hello GTYH 987H2

 

I found that Text.Contains works only for one word, here I am looking for two string of characters which may not foloow each other

 

I hope I was clear enough and it makes sense

 

Thanks All

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ronrsnfld
Super User
Super User

If you are looking for multiple words in a column, and then outputting a code, the "best" way to do that probably depends on the nature of your actual problem.

 

One "simple" method is with a Custom Column using List.ContainsAll:

if List.ContainsAll(Text.Split([Description]," "),{"Hello","456"}) 
   then "H1" 
   else if List.ContainsAll(Text.Split([Description]," "), {"Hello","987"}) 
   then "H2" 
   else null

However, if you have many possible combinations, using a lookup table approach might be more flexible.

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ronrsnfld
Super User
Super User

If you are looking for multiple words in a column, and then outputting a code, the "best" way to do that probably depends on the nature of your actual problem.

 

One "simple" method is with a Custom Column using List.ContainsAll:

if List.ContainsAll(Text.Split([Description]," "),{"Hello","456"}) 
   then "H1" 
   else if List.ContainsAll(Text.Split([Description]," "), {"Hello","987"}) 
   then "H2" 
   else null

However, if you have many possible combinations, using a lookup table approach might be more flexible.

Einomi
Helper V
Helper V

Hi, @AlexisOlson 

 

I am sorry for the delay, I did not get notifications of your answer.

 

If in my column [Tableau C_0. Transaction Description] we have the string "Hello" and the string "456" then H1

 

 

I am attaching a picture of my M code, I am not sure if I managed to work it out with your code

 

e2s5.PNG

AlexisOlson
Super User
Super User

You could use multiple Text.Contains functions.

if Text.Contains([Description], "Hello") then
    if      Text.Contains([Description], "456") then "H1"
    else if Text.Contains([Description], "987") then "H2"
else "Other"

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