BLANK DAX Function
Returns a blank.
Syntax
This expression has no parameters.
Return values
The BLANK value does not have a data type.
Remarks
The BLANK value is automatically converted in case it is compared with other values.
The right way to check whether a value is BLANK is by using either the operator == or the ISBLANK function. Do not use the operator “=”.
The operator == is a “strictly equal to” operator that consider BLANK as a different value other than 0 or an empty string.
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Last update: Sep 27, 2020 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo, Kenneth Barber
MSDN documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/blank-function-dax