Table.AlternateRows

Syntax

Table.AlternateRows(table as table, offset as number, skip as number, take as number) as table

About

Keeps the initial offset then alternates taking and skipping the following rows.

• table: The input table.
• offset: The number of rows to keep before starting iterations.
• skip: The number of rows to remove in each iteration.
• take: The number of rows to keep in each iteration.

Example 1

Return a table from the table that, starting at the first row, skips 1 value and then keeps 1 value.

Usage

Power Query M

Table.AlternateRows(
    Table.FromRecords({
        [CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"],
        [CustomerID = 2, Name = "Jim", Phone = "987-6543"],
        [CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"]
    }),
    1,
    1,
    1
)

Output

Power Query M

Table.FromRecords({
    [CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"],
    [CustomerID = 3, Name = "Paul", Phone = "543-7890"]
})