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

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 3.1, XSLT 3.0, and XQuery 3.1. From Saxon 9.7, available in all editions.

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.