Splitter.SplitTextByRanges

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Splitter.SplitTextByRanges is a Power Query M function that splits text into a list based on specified offsets and lengths. The function returns a list of text segments after applying the range-based splitting.

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

Syntax

Splitter.SplitTextByRanges(
   ranges as list,
   optional startAtEnd as nullable logical,
) as function

Description

Returns a function that splits text into a list of text according to the specified offsets and lengths. A null length indicates that all remaining input should be included.

Examples

Split the input by the specified position and length pairs, starting from the beginning of the input. Note that the ranges in this example overlap.

// Output: {"code", "delimiter"}
Splitter.SplitTextByRanges( {{0, 4}, {2, 10}} )( "codelimiter" )

Split the input by the specified position and length pairs, starting from the end of the input.

// Output: {"WA", "98052"}
let
    startAtEnd = true
in
    Splitter.SplitTextByRanges( {{0, 5}, {6, 2}}, startAtEnd )( "RedmondWA?98052" )

Split the input into a fixed-length postal code followed by a variable-length city name.

// Output: {"98052", "Redmond"}
Splitter.SplitTextByRanges( {{0, 5}, {5, null}} )( "98052Redmond" )

Used by

While you can use the Splitter.SplitTextByRanges function by itself, it also works together with:

Other functions related to Splitter.SplitTextByRanges are:

Contribute » | Contributors: Rick de Groot
Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/splitter-splittextbyranges

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