Type.ForRecord

Syntax

Type.ForRecord(fields as record, open as logical) as type

About

Returns a type that represents records with specific type constraints on fields.

Example

Dynamically generate a table type.

Usage

let
    columnNames = {"Name", "Score"},
    columnTypes = {type text, type number},
    rowColumnTypes = List.Transform(columnTypes, (t) => [Type = t, Optional = false]),
    rowType = Type.ForRecord(Record.FromList(rowColumnTypes, columnNames), false)
in
    #table(type table rowType, {{"Betty", 90.3}, {"Carl", 89.5}})

Output

#table(
    type table [Name = text, Score = number],
    {{"Betty", 90.3}, {"Carl", 89.5}}
)