PATHCONTAINS DAX Function (Parent-child)

Returns TRUE if the specified Item exists within the specified Path.

Syntax

PATHCONTAINS ( <Path>, <Item> )

Parameter	Attributes	Description
Path		A string which contains a delimited list of IDs.
Item		A value to be found in the path.

Scalar A single boolean value.

A value of TRUE if item exists in Path; otherwise FALSE.

If Item is an integer number it is converted to text and then the function is evaluated. If conversion fails then the function returns an error.

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Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo