DateTime.IsInPreviousNMinutes

DateTime.IsInPreviousNMinutes is a Power Query M function that indicates whether the provided date(time) value occurs during the previous number of minutes specified. The function returns true if the value occurs within the specified minutes, otherwise false.

Compatible with: Power BI Service Power BI Desktop Excel Microsoft 365

Syntax

DateTime.IsInPreviousNMinutes(
   dateTime as any,
   minutes as number,
) as nullable logical

Description

Indicates whether the given datetime value dateTime occurs during the previous number of minutes, as determined by the current date and time on the system. Note that this function will return false when passed a value that occurs within the current minute.

• dateTime: A datetime, or datetimezone value to be evaluated.
• minutes: The number of minutes.

Examples

Determine if the minute before the current system time is in the previous two minutes.

// Output: true
DateTime.IsInPreviousNMinutes( DateTime.FixedLocalNow() - #duration( 0, 0, 2, 0 ), 2 )

Related functions

Other functions related to DateTime.IsInPreviousNMinutes are:

• DateTime.IsInPreviousHour
• DateTime.IsInPreviousMinute
• DateTime.IsInPreviousNHours
• DateTime.IsInPreviousNSeconds
• DateTime.IsInPreviousSecond

Last update: August 25, 2023 | Contribute » | Contributors: Rick de Groot
Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/datetime-isinpreviousnminutes
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