--- a/artifacts/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/artifacts/datacage/templating/FunctionResolver.java	Wed Mar 28 14:34:20 2018 +0200
+++ b/artifacts/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/artifacts/datacage/templating/FunctionResolver.java	Wed Mar 28 14:34:55 2018 +0200
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@
             }
         });
 
+        addFunction("column", 1, new XPathFunction() {
+            @Override
+            public Object evaluate(List args) throws XPathFunctionException {
+                return column(args.get(0));
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -578,5 +584,17 @@
         }
         return StackFrames.NULL;
     }
+
+    private Object column(Object argument) {
+        
+        if( !(argument instanceof String) )
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Argument of 'column' function must be a string");
+        
+        String columnName = (String) argument;
+
+        StackFrames frms = buildHelper.frames;
+        
+        return frms.getNull(columnName);
+    }
 }
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