Binary.From

Binary

Converts a value to its binary representation.

Syntax

Binary.From(value as any, optional encoding as nullable number) as nullable binary

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`value`	`any`	Yes	The value to convert to binary.
`encoding`	`number`	No	The text encoding to use when converting text values (e.g., TextEncoding.Utf8).

Return Value

binary — The binary representation of the given value.

Remarks

Binary.From converts a value to its binary representation. When the input is text, it encodes the text using the specified encoding (defaulting to UTF-8). When the input is already binary, it is returned as-is.

This function is useful when you need to prepare content for POST requests with Web.Contents, or when working with binary data transformations.

Examples

Example 1: Convert text to binary and back

let
    TextValue = "Hello, World!",
    AsBinary = Binary.From(TextValue),
    AsBase64 = Binary.ToText(AsBinary, BinaryEncoding.Base64)
in
    #table({"Input", "Base64"}, {{TextValue, AsBase64}})

Result

	Input	Base64
1	Hello, World!	SGVsbG8sIFdvcmxkIQ==

Compatibility

✓ Power BI Desktop✓ Power BI Service✓ Excel Desktop✓ Excel Online✓ Dataflows✓ Fabric Notebooks