array:build

Returns an array obtained by evaluating the supplied function once for each item in the input sequence.

build($input as item()*, $action as (fn(item(), xs:integer) as item()*)?:=fn:identity#1) ➔ array(*)

Arguments

 

$input

item()*

The input sequence

 

$action

(fn(item(), xs:integer) as item()*)?

:= fn:identity#1

The function to be applied to each member of the input sequence

Result

array(*)

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/array

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 4.0 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 4.0, XSLT 4.0, and XQuery 4.0. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Implemented since Saxon 13. Available for all platforms.