Power Automate Functions - Not Function

What is not function?

No function is used o return TRUE OR FALSE. If the argument is, true it will return false and if the argument is true it will return false.

Description:

In this guide, we will discuss how to use the float function in power automation. Let us create a new flow. To create a new flow follow the following instructions:

Go to power Power Apps:

Navigate to Flows:

    Click on the ‘New Flow’ button:

After clicking new flow, select ‘Instant Cloud flow’ from the dropdown:

Finally set its name and select ‘manually’ as flow trigger point:

In the below screenshot we set the Name of flow and its trigger point which is ‘Manually trigger a flow. Finally, click on the create button to create a new flow. 

First, add INITIALIZE VARIABLE ACTION:

To initialize a variable select initialize variable action from the actions set. Then set its properties the same as mentioned in the screenshot.

Add a Compose Action after initialization of variable:

The compose action call a function named as ‘contains’ as mentioned below.

CODE:

Contains (variables ('Name'), 'Sajid')

OUTPUT:

Now add another COMPOSE ACTION:

In this compose action add a function from the expression editor named ‘NOT CONTAINS’.

CODE:

not (contains (variables ('Name'), 'Sajed'))

OUTPUT:

Sajid is available in the Name but it will return false value

I add another compose action and call not contains function in it:

Although ‘Jami ’ is not available in the Name variable but it will return true.

not (contains (variables ('Name'), 'Jami'))

Output:

OR Function

What is OR function?

ALTERNATIVELY, Function checks both variables and return value, which is true. If both values are true, they will return true. If both values are false, return false. If one of them is true, it will return true.

Add two steps for INITIALIZE VARIABLES ACTIONS.

Return True = if both of the conditions are true

Return True = if one of them is true.

Return False = return false if both conditions are false.

Add an ‘INITIALIZE VARIABLE ACTION’:

Add another ‘INITIALIZE VARIABLE ACTION’:

Now add a COMPOSE ACTION to check the condition:

CODE:

or (contains (variables ('My Name'), 'Shehyar'), equals (variables ('Integer Value'), 6))

In composing action I call the ‘OR’ function and pass a value, which is not the exact value of the second variable

This means that one condition is true and the other is false. However, the OR function returns true.