PATHCONTAINS DAX Function (Parent-child)
Returns TRUE if the specified Item exists within the specified Path.
Syntax
Parameter | Attributes | Description |
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Path |
A string which contains a delimited list of IDs. |
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Item |
A value to be found in the path. |
Return values
A value of TRUE if item exists in Path; otherwise FALSE.
Remarks
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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Examples
-- PATH generates a column containing the path of each node in a -- parent/child hierarchy -- -- PATHLENGTH returns the length of a path column -- PATHCONTAINS checks if a path column contains a value DEFINE COLUMN Account[AccountPath] = PATH ( Account[AccountKey], Account[ParentAccountKey] ) COLUMN Account[PathLength] = PATHLENGTH ( Account[AccountPath] ) COLUMN Account[PathContains2] = PATHCONTAINS ( Account[AccountPath], 2 ) EVALUATE Account ORDER BY [AccountPath]
AccountKey | ParentAccountKey | AccountName | AccountPath | PathLength | PathContains2 |
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1 | (Blank) | Profit and Loss after tax | 1 | 1 | false |
19 | 1 | Taxation | 1|19 | 2 | false |
24 | 1 | Profit and Loss before tax | 1|24 | 2 | false |
2 | 24 | Income | 1|24|2 | 3 | true |
4 | 2 | Sale Revenue | 1|24|2|4 | 4 | true |
3 | 24 | Expense | 1|24|3 | 3 | false |
5 | 3 | Cost of Goods Sold | 1|24|3|5 | 4 | false |
6 | 3 | Selling, General & Administrative Expenses | 1|24|3|6 | 4 | false |
10 | 6 | Light, Heat, Communication Cost | 1|24|3|6|10 | 5 | false |
11 | 6 | Property Costs | 1|24|3|6|11 | 5 | false |
12 | 6 | Other Expenses | 1|24|3|6|12 | 5 | false |
13 | 6 | Marketing Cost | 1|24|3|6|13 | 5 | false |
14 | 13 | Holiday Ad Cost | 1|24|3|6|13|14 | 6 | false |
20 | 14 | Radio & TV | 1|24|3|6|13|14|20 | 7 | false |
21 | 14 | 1|24|3|6|13|14|21 | 7 | false | |
22 | 14 | Internet | 1|24|3|6|13|14|22 | 7 | false |
23 | 14 | Other | 1|24|3|6|13|14|23 | 7 | false |
15 | 13 | Spring Ad Cost | 1|24|3|6|13|15 | 6 | false |
16 | 13 | Back-to-School Ad Cost | 1|24|3|6|13|16 | 6 | false |
17 | 13 | Business Ad Cost | 1|24|3|6|13|17 | 6 | false |
18 | 13 | Tax Time / Summer Ad Cost | 1|24|3|6|13|18 | 6 | false |
7 | 6 | Administration Expense | 1|24|3|6|7 | 5 | false |
8 | 6 | IT Cost | 1|24|3|6|8 | 5 | false |
9 | 6 | Human Capital | 1|24|3|6|9 | 5 | false |
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Last update: Jun 10, 2023 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo
Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/pathcontains-function-dax