Power Automate Functions - TAKE Function

TAKE Function

What is the TAKE function?

TAKE function is used to get values from the array (collection) or string. In the SKIP function, we skip the values but in TAKE function we get or take the value remaining procedure is the same.

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 Apps:

Navigate to Flows:

Click on the ‘New Flow’ button:

After clicking new flow, select ‘Instant Cloud flow’ form 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. Initialize an array variable.

1# INITIALIZE VARIABLE

Initialize a variable having type ‘array’ and set some of its value 

2# INITIALIZE VARIABLE

Initialize a variable having type ‘STRING and set some of its value 

1# ADD COMPOSE ACTION

ADD COMPOSE ACTION FOR TAKING ARRAY:

This compose action get value from the array 

CODE:

take(variables('ARRAY NAME'), 2)

 

INPUT:

It will take the first two names from the given array values.

OUTPUT:

2# ADD COMPOSE ACTION

ADD COMPOSE ACTION FOR TAKING STRING:

This composed action get value from the STRING variable 

CODE:

take(variables('STRING NAME'), 3)

INPUT:

It will take the first three-letter from the given STRING values.

OUTPUT: