Power Automate: replace Function
The “replace” function is one that shows up frequently in every programming language. The usage is simple but extremely powerful. Usage It follows a simple …
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Function Day is where I’ll explore the basics of some functions and provide some recommendations on how to use them. I’ll focus on Microsoft Flow, SharePoint, and PowerApps since there’s a lot to explore there, but there may be other references showing up in the future.
Please don’t expect an exhaustive list of all functions. You can find that on Microsoft’s excellent reference. I’ll focus on the most common ones and build from there, but I want to make Function Day a thing on this site.
Articles will come out every Thursday, always 1 pm Lisbon Time. Since I have three platforms to explore, you can expect Power Automate, SharePoint, and Power Apps articles, every three weeks. Time permitting I’ll increase the frequency, but I think this is the right balance so that I can keep on delivering valuable information in a defined schedule.
The “replace” function is one that shows up frequently in every programming language. The usage is simple but extremely powerful. Usage It follows a simple …
The StartsWith is a handy function that allows you to check if a text string starts with another. Usage It follows a simple pattern. Text …
The join function is handy although I, don’t see many people using it. It converts an array in a string with a delimiter. At first, …
The int Function does something super simple. Convert a string into an integer value. That’s it. But, as always, we need to be careful while …
The Trim function is one handy function that most don’t understand the proper usage since it only serves one purpose. It is removing spaces. It …
“Choose function” will return the value for a specific index. For example, if you have a set of values like “banana,” “orange,” and “apple,” the …
The TrimEnds function is one handy function that is often confused by the Trim function since it works closer to the way developers are used …
“IF function” will return something if the first value is “true” and something else if the second is false. The “If function” is the most …
The filter function searches in a collection for one or more conditions and removes all items that don’t fit that condition. Usage It follows a …
The split Function breaks down your string into an array of strings using the delimiter that you defined. Think of the delimiter as a border. …