Percentage.From

Percentage.From is a Power Query M function that converts a given value to a percentage. The function returns the percentage value as a number, considering an optional culture.

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

Syntax

Percentage.From(
   value as any,
   optional culture as nullable text,
) as nullable number

Description

Returns a percentage value from the given value. If the given value is null, Percentage.From returns null. If the given value is text with a trailing percent symbol, then the converted decimal number will be returned. Otherwise, the value will be converted to a number using Number.From. An optional culture may also be provided (for example, “en-US”).

Examples

Get the percentage value of "12.3%".

// Output: 0.123
Percentage.From( "12.3%" )

Related functions

Other functions related to Percentage.From are:

• Byte.From
• Currency.From
• Decimal.From
• Double.From
• Int16.From
• Int32.From
• Int64.From
• Int8.From
• Number.From
• Number.FromText
• Number.ToText
• Single.From

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