New: Text.JoinString

Author: ninmonkey

source/Text/Example/Text.JoinString.pq.example

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+[
+        names = {"Jen", "Hubert", "Nobody", "Somebody" },
+        Default       = Text.JoinString( names ) ,
+        AsCsv         = Text.JoinString( names, [ Delimiter = ", "] ),
+        AsTablePipes  = Text.JoinString( names, [
+            Prefix = "| ", Delimiter = " | ", Suffix = " |" ] ),
+
+        AsBullets     = Text.JoinString( names, [
+            Prefix    = " #(2022) ",
+            Delimiter = " #(cr,lf) #(2022) "
+        ])
+]

source/Text/Text.JoinString.pq

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+let
+    /*
+    About: Join a string with a delimiter, prefix, and suffix
+    It was written as an example for using optional record parameters
+
+
+    For more advanced joins, checkout these collections of functions:
+        - Write.Html.module.pq
+        - String.Builder.module.pq
+
+    */
+    Text.JoinString = (strings as list, optional options as record) as text => let
+            Prefix    = options[Prefix]?    ?? "",
+            Suffix    = options[Suffix]?    ?? "",
+            Delimiter = options[Delimiter]? ?? ","
+        in
+            Prefix & Text.Combine( strings, Delimiter ) & Suffix
+in
+    Text.JoinString
+
+//     Examples = [
+
+//         names = {"Jen", "Hubert", "Nobody", "Somebody" },
+
+//         Default       = Text.JoinString( names ) ,
+
+//         AsCsv         = Text.JoinString( names, [ Delimiter = ", "] ),
+
+//         AsTablePipes  = Text.JoinString( names, [
+//             Prefix = "| ", Delimiter = " | ", Suffix = " |" ] ),
+
+//         AsBullets     = Text.JoinString( names, [
+//             Prefix    = " #(2022) ",
+//             Delimiter = " #(cr,lf) #(2022) "
+//         ])
+//     ]
+// in
+//     Examples