Table.ContainsAny

Table.ContainsAny is a Power Query M function that checks if any specified records in a list appear as rows in the table, with an optional parameter to control comparison between rows. The function returns a logical value indicating the presence of any record.

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

Syntax

Table.ContainsAny(
   table as table,
   rows as list,
   optional equationCriteria as any,
) as logical

Argument	Attribute	Description
table		The table to search.
rows		A list of record values to search for.
equationCriteria	optional	Uses Comparer Functions to determine how values are equated during operations. Options include Comparer.Ordinal for exact case-sensitive matching, Comparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase for case-insensitive matching, and Comparer.FromCulture for culture-specific comparisons.

Description

Table.ContainsAny checks if any records in rows appear as rows in table. An optional equationCriteria can be used for comparison.

Examples

Determine if the table ( {[a = 1, b = 2], [a = 3, b = 4]} ) contains the rows [a = 1, b = 2] or [a = 3, b = 5].

// Output: true
Table.ContainsAny( 
    Table.FromRecords( {
        [a = 1, b = 2],
        [a = 3, b = 4]
    } ),
    {
        [a = 1, b = 2],
        [a = 3, b = 5]
    }
 )

Determine if the table ( {[a = 1, b = 2], [a = 3, b = 4]} ) contains the rows [a = 1, b = 3] or [a = 3, b = 5].

// Output: false
Table.ContainsAny( 
    Table.FromRecords( {
        [a = 1, b = 2],
        [a = 3, b = 4]
    } ),
    {
        [a = 1, b = 3],
        [a = 3, b = 5]
    }
 )

Determine if the table ( Table.FromRecords( {[a = 1, b = 2], [a = 3, b = 4]} ) ) contains the rows [a = 1, b = 3] or [a = 3, b = 5] comparing only the column [a].

// Output: true
Table.ContainsAny( 
    Table.FromRecords( {
        [a = 1, b = 2],
        [a = 3, b = 4]
    } ),
    {
        [a = 1, b = 3],
        [a = 3, b = 5]
    },
    "a"
 )

Related functions

Other functions related to Table.ContainsAny are:

• Table.Contains
• Table.ContainsAll

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