Table.FromRecords
Syntax
Table.FromRecords(records as list, optional columns as any, optional missingField as nullable number) as table
About
Converts records, a list of records, into a table.
Example 1
Create a table from records, using record field names as column names.
Usage
Table.FromRecords({
[CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"],
[CustomerID = 2, Name = "Jim", Phone = "987-6543"],
[CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"]
})
Output
Table.FromRecords({
[CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"],
[CustomerID = 2, Name = "Jim", Phone = "987-6543"],
[CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"]
})
Example 2
Create a table from records with typed columns and select the number columns.
Usage
Table.ColumnsOfType(
Table.FromRecords(
{[CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob"]},
type table[CustomerID = Number.Type, Name = Text.Type]
),
{type number}
)
Output
{"CustomerID"}