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Table.FromRecords

Table.FromRecords

Converts a list of records into a table.
function (records as list, optional columns as nullable any, optional missingField as nullable any) as table

Description

Converts records, a list of records, into a table.

Category

Table.Table construction

Examples

Create a table from records, using record field names as column names.
Table.FromRecords({[CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"], [CustomerID = 2, Name = "Jim", Phone = "987-6543"], [CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"]})
Table.FromRecords({ [CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"], [CustomerID = 2, Name = "Jim", Phone = "987-6543"], [CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"]})
Create a table from records with typed columns and select the number columns.
Table.ColumnsOfType(Table.FromRecords({[CustomerID=1, Name="Bob"]}, type table[CustomerID=Number.Type, Name=Text.Type]), {type number})
{"CustomerID"}