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Learn how to write expressions in Power Automate.
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A let expression can be used to capture a value from an intermediate calculation in a variable.
let-expression:
let
variable-list in
expression
variable-list:
variable
variable ,
variable-list
variable:
variable-name =
expression
variable-name:
identifier
The following example shows intermediate results being calculated and stored in variables x
, y
, and z
which are then used in a subsequent calculation x + y + z
:
let x = 1 + 1,
y = 2 + 2,
z = y + 1
in
x + y + z
The result of this expression is:
11 // (1 + 1) + (2 + 2) + (2 + 2 + 1)
The following holds when evaluating expressions within the let-expression:
The expressions in the variable list define a new scope containing the identifiers from the variable-list production and must be present when evaluating the expressions within the variable-list productions. Expressions within the variable-list may refer to one-another.
The expressions within the variable-list must be evaluated before the expression in the let-expression is evaluated.
Unless the expressions in the variable-list are accessed, they must not be evaluated.
Errors that are raised during the evaluation of the expressions in the let-expression are propagated.
A let expression can be seen as syntactic sugar over an implicit record expression. The following expression is equivalent to the example above:
[ x = 1 + 1,
y = 2 + 2,
z = y + 1,
result = x + y + z
][result]
Training
Module
Introduction to expressions in Power Automate - Training
Learn how to write expressions in Power Automate.