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Help function

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Applies to: Power Platform CLI

Displays help information for command line Power Fx hosts.

Description

The Help function displays helpful information when working with command line Power Fx hosts, such as the Power Platform CLI.

The output information includes the list of functions available and any details specific to the host. This output is updated as more guidance and new functions are added.

Note

Most Power Fx hosts do not provide a Help function, relying on the formula bar and Power Fx documentation.

Syntax

Help()

Examples

  1. Install Power Platform CLI.
  2. From the command line, start the Power Fx repl (interactive Power Fx Read-Eval-Print Loop) using pac power-fx repl.
  3. Run the function Help().
C:\>pac power-fx repl
Power Fx REPL: x.x.x

>> Help()
Available functions (case sensitive):
  Abs             Acos            Acot            AddColumns      And
  Asin            AsType          Atan            Atan2           Average
  Blank           Boolean         Char            Clear           ClearCollect
  ...
  Text            Time            TimeValue       TimeZoneOffset  Today
  Trim            TrimEnds        Trunc           Upper           Value
  VarP            Weekday         With            Year

Formula reference: https://aka.ms/Power-Fx-Formula-Reference

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