array:remove

Returns an array containing all the members of the supplied array, except for the members at the specified positions.

remove($array as array(*), $positions as xs:integer*) ➔ array(*)

Arguments

 

$array

array(*)

The input array

 

$positions

xs:integer*

The positions of the members to be removed

Result

array(*)

Namespace

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

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 3.1, XSLT 3.0, and XQuery 3.1. Available in all Saxon editions. Implemented since Saxon 9.7.

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Available since Saxon 9.7.

Since 9.7.0.6, the behaviour changed (following a W3C Specification change) to allow multiple items to be removed in a single call.