XPath:Functions:key

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Contents 1 Syntax 2 Arguments 3 Returns 4 Notes 5 Defined 6 Gecko support

The key function returns a node-set of nodes that have the given value for the given key.

[edit] Syntax

key( keyname , value )

[edit] Arguments

keyname

A string containing the name of the xsl:key element to be used.

value

The returned node-set will contain every node that has this value for the given key.

[edit] Returns

A node set.

[edit] Notes

• The xsl:key element defines what attribute on what given elements will be used to match the key.

This function is an XSLT-specific addition to XPath. It is not a part of the core XPath function library.

[edit] Defined

XSLT 1.0 12.2

[edit] Gecko support

Supported.