Table.RemoveFirstN

Returns a table with the first count rows skipped.

Syntax

Table.RemoveFirstN(
    table as table,
    optional countOrCondition as any
) as table

Remarks

Returns a table that does not contain the first specified number of rows, countOrCondition, of the table table. The number of rows removed depends on the optional parameter countOrCondition.

• If countOrCondition is omitted only the first row is removed.
• If countOrCondition is a number, that many rows (starting at the top) will be removed.
• If countOrCondition is a condition, the rows that meet the condition will be removed until a row does not meet the condition.

Examples

Example #1

Remove the first row of the table.

Table.RemoveFirstN(
    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"]
    }),
    1
)

Result:

Table.FromRecords({
    [CustomerID = 2, Name = "Jim", Phone = "987-6543"],
    [CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"],
    [CustomerID = 4, Name = "Ringo", Phone = "232-1550"]
})

Example #2

Remove the first two rows of the table.

Table.RemoveFirstN(
    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"]
    }),
    2
)

Result:

Table.FromRecords({
    [CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"],
    [CustomerID = 4, Name = "Ringo", Phone = "232-1550"]
})

Example #3

Remove the first rows where [CustomerID] <=2 of the table.

Table.RemoveFirstN(
    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"]
    }),
    each [CustomerID] <= 2
)

Result:

Table.FromRecords({
    [CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"],
    [CustomerID = 4, Name = "Ringo", Phone = "232-1550"]
})

Category

Table.Row operations