Sequence predicates

Figure 47. Predicate

Predicate

A predicate allows filtering a sequence, keeping only items that fulfill it.

The predicate is evaluated once for each item in the left-hand-side sequence, with the context item set to that item. The predicate expression can use $$ to access this context item.

Figure 48. ContextItemExpr

ContextItemExpr

If the predicate evaluates to an integer, it is matched against the item position in the left-hand side sequence automatically

Example 95. Predicate expression

(1 to 10)[2]
      

Result (run with Zorba): 2


Otherwise, the result of the predicate is converted to a boolean.

All items for which the converted predicate result evaluates to true are then output.

Example 96. Predicate expression

(1 to 10)[$$ mod 2 eq 0]
      

Result (run with Zorba): 2 4 6 8 10