Table.Column

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Table.Column is a Power Query M function that retrieves the specified column from the input table as a list. The function returns a list containing the data in the specified column.

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

Syntax

Table.Column(
   table as table,
   column as text,
) as list

Description

Table.Column extracts a specific column, identified by column, from the table table, returning it as a list.

Examples

Returns the values from the [Name] column in the table.

// Output: {"Bob", "Jim", "Paul", "Ringo"}
Table.Column( 
    Table.FromRecords( {
        [CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"],
        [CustomerID = 2, Name = "Jim", Phone = "987-6543"],
        [CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"],
        [CustomerID = 4, Name = "Ringo", Phone = "232-1550"]
    } ),
    "Name"
 )

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Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/table-column