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Table.PositionOfAny

Returns the position or positions of any of the specified rows within the table.

Syntax​

Table.PositionOfAny(
    table as table,
    rows as list,
    optional occurrence as number,
    optional equationCriteria as any
) as any

Remarks​

Returns the row(s) position(s) from the table of the first occurrence of the list of rows. Returns -1 if no occurrence is found.

  • table: The input table.
  • rows: The list of rows in the table to find the positions of.
  • occurrence: (Optional) Specifies which occurrences of the row to return.
  • equationCriteria: (Optional) Controls the comparison between the table rows.

Examples​

Example #1​

Find the position of the first occurrence of [a = 2, b = 4] or [a = 6, b = 8] in the table ({[a = 2, b = 4], [a = 6, b = 8], [a = 2, b = 4], [a = 1, b = 4]}).

Table.PositionOfAny(
    Table.FromRecords({
        [a = 2, b = 4],
        [a = 1, b = 4],
        [a = 2, b = 4],
        [a = 1, b = 4]
    }),
    {
        [a = 2, b = 4],
        [a = 6, b = 8]
    }
)

Result:

0

Example #2​

Find the position of all the occurrences of [a = 2, b = 4] or [a = 6, b = 8] in the table ({[a = 2, b = 4], [a = 6, b = 8], [a = 2, b = 4], [a = 1, b = 4]}.

Table.PositionOfAny(
    Table.FromRecords({
        [a = 2, b = 4],
        [a = 6, b = 8],
        [a = 2, b = 4],
        [a = 1, b = 4]
    }),
    {
        [a = 2, b = 4],
        [a = 6, b = 8]
    },
    Occurrence.All
)

Result:

{0, 1, 2}

Category​

Table.Membership