

KeyTake
Details

- KeyTake[assoc,…] gives an Association object whose elements are in the order of the keyi.
- Any keyi that does not appear in assoc is ignored.
- KeyTake can be applied not only to Association objects, but also to lists of rules.
- KeyTake[keys][expr] is equivalent to KeyTake[expr,keys].
Examples
Basic Examples (7)
Select rules from an association, given a list of keys:
Select from several associations, given a list of keys:
Select rules from a list, given keys:
Select rules from several lists:
Select from an association, using a single key:
Select from a list, using a single key:
Use the operator form of KeyTake:
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), KeyTake, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeyTake.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "KeyTake." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeyTake.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). KeyTake. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeyTake.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_keytake, author="Wolfram Research", title="{KeyTake}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeyTake.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_keytake, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={KeyTake}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/KeyTake.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}