MID is a DAX function that returns a specified number of characters from the middle of a text string, starting at a given position.
MID(
Text,
StartPosition,
NumberOfCharacters
)| Argument | Properties | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Text | The text string from which you want to extract the characters. | |
| StartPosition | The position of the first character you want to extract. Positions start at 1. | |
| NumberOfCharacters | The number of characters to return. |
A string of text of the specified length.
Whereas Microsoft Excel has different functions for working with single-byte and double-byte characters languages, DAX uses Unicode and stores all characters with the same length.
The following expression,
MID("abcde",2,3))
Returns "bcd".
The following expression,
MID('Reseller'[ResellerName],1,5))
Returns the same result as LEFT([ResellerName],5). Both expressions return the first 5 letters of column, [ResellerName].
Other functions related to MID are:
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