findvalue
FINDVALUE is a term used in data processing and programming to denote an operation that retrieves the value associated with a given key or condition from a collection. In practice, FINDVALUE appears as a function or operator in various languages and DSLs; its exact syntax and return behavior vary between environments.
A typical form is FINDVALUE(collection, key, defaultValue), where collection is a dictionary, map, JSON object, or
Common uses include retrieving configuration values from a map, extracting a field from a record by key,
Because there is no universal FINDVALUE standard, many languages offer equivalent functionality under different names, such
See also: lookup, dictionary (associative array), map, VLOOKUP, JSONPath, XPath.