Table.FromRows is a Power Query M function that creates a table from a list of rows, where each element of the list is an inner list containing column values for a single row. The function returns a table with the specified rows and columns.
Compatible with: Power BI Service Power BI Desktop Excel Microsoft 365
Syntax
Table.FromRows(
rows as list,
optional columns as any,
) as tableDescription
Creates a table from the list rows where each element of the list is an inner list that contains the column values for a single row. An optional list of column names, a table type, or a number of columns could be provided for columns.
Examples
Return a table with column [CustomerID] with values {1, 2}, column [Name] with values {“Bob”, “Jim”}, and column [Phone] with values {“123-4567”, “987-6543”}.
Table.FromRows(
{
{1, "Bob", "123-4567"},
{2, "Jim", "987-6543"}
},
{"CustomerID", "Name", "Phone"}
)
/* Output:
Table.FromRecords( {
[CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"],
[CustomerID = 2, Name = "Jim", Phone = "987-6543"]
} )
*/
Return a table with column [CustomerID] with values {1, 2}, column [Name] with values {“Bob”, “Jim”}, and column [Phone] with values {“123-4567”, “987-6543”}, where [CustomerID] is number type, and [Name] and [Phone] are text types.
Table.FromRows(
{
{1, "Bob", "123-4567"},
{2, "Jim", "987-6543"}
},
type table [CustomerID = number, Name = text, Phone = text]
)
/* Output:
Table.FromRecords( {
[CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"],
[CustomerID = 2, Name = "Jim", Phone = "987-6543"]
} )
*/
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Related functions
Other functions related to Table.FromRows are:
- Table.Combine
- Table.FromColumns
- Table.FromList
- Table.FromPartitions
- Table.FromRecords
- Table.FromValue
