key()

key()

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

Syntax

key( keyname , value )

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.

Returns

A node set.

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 librar