map:get

Gets an entry from a map. Returns the value associated with the given key if present, or the empty sequence otherwise.

get($map as map(*), $key as xs:anyAtomicType) ➔ item()*

Arguments

 

$map

map(*)

The input map

 

$key

xs:anyAtomicType

The candidate key

Result

item()*

Namespace

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

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators

XSLT 3.0 Specification

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Available as defined in XSLT 3.0 since Saxon 9.4; in XSLT, XPath, and XQuery, whether or not 3.0 is available.

XPath 3.1 version implemented since Saxon 9.7.

Saxon always compares string-valued keys using the Unicode codepoint collation.