DateTime.IsInPreviousNSeconds Function in Power Query
The DateTime.IsInPreviousNSeconds function in Power Query indicates whether the given datetime value occurs during the previous number of seconds, as determined by the current date and time on the system.
Syntax
DateTime.IsInPreviousNSeconds(dateTime as any, seconds as number) as nullable logical
The function has the following parameters:
- dateTime: A datetime, or datetimezone value to be evaluated.
- seconds: The number of seconds.
Example: Let’s the current date and time in the system is 13 April 2025 10:57AM.
Power Query M
let
Source = DateTime.IsInPreviousNSeconds(#datetime(2025,4,13,10,56,10), 1000)
in
Source The output of the above code is TRUE.
Note: This function will return false when passed a value that occurs within the current second.