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PBIDevNoob
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What does question marks after a fieldname mean ex: "record[field]?"

I've been trying to learn the the TripPin example by Microsoft and I noticed that there were times when they were adding question marks (?) after the fieldname. Is there any point to this? I've tried removing it, and it didn't seem to make any difference. 

 
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ImkeF
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Hi @PBIDevNoob ,

This prevents an error being risen if the field isn't included in your table. 

Instead a null will be returned for the missing column(s).

 

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ImkeF
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Hi @PBIDevNoob ,

This prevents an error being risen if the field isn't included in your table. 

Instead a null will be returned for the missing column(s).

 

Imke Feldmann (The BIccountant)

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How to integrate M-code into your solution -- How to get your questions answered quickly -- How to provide sample data -- Check out more PBI- learning resources here -- Performance Tipps for M-queries

Oh. That's nifty. Does Ms have any documentation on this? I've been looking everywhere online.

Its in the language specs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/power-query-m-language-specification

 

Imke Feldmann (The BIccountant)

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You're a life saver. Thanks!

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