collect(group,attribute)

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Operator Type:   Set creation
Operator Scope of Action:   Group

A function collect() builds sets. (See collect_if() for a related new operator)

collect(where,attribute)

builds a set by visiting each note described by where and adding the value of the designated attribute to the set.

where may be any of {child,descendent,sibling,ancestor,all}. In addition, where may be argument that designates a particular (single) note other than this.

what can be any expression, but is typically an attribute.

For example,

collect(child,$Name) 

constructs a set with the name of each child of the note.

For example,

collect(child(/agents/books),$Name) 

does the same for children of the note 'books' inside 'agents'.


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