# List function args

**URL:** <https://forum.kx.com/t/list-function-args/11838>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** kdb-and-q\
**Created:** [November 13, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/list-function-args/11838 "2018-11-13T18:23:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hoffmanroni1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8dc957/32.png) [@hoffmanroni1](https://forum.kx.com/u/hoffmanroni1)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/list-function-args/11838/1 "2018-11-13T18:23:00Z")

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Hello,

Is there a way to list the args of a function without parsing the definition?

`test:{[date;syms;time] ... }`

can I somehow get a list back?

`(date;syms;time)`

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**Author:** ![sohagan8571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@sohagan8571](https://forum.kx.com/u/sohagan8571)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/list-function-args/11838/2 "2018-11-13T18:28:00Z")

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get or value on a function will help you here. It returns the params in its returned list

https://code.kx.com/wiki/Reference/value

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**Author:** ![hoffmanroni1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8dc957/32.png) [@hoffmanroni1](https://forum.kx.com/u/hoffmanroni1)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/list-function-args/11838/3 "2018-11-13T18:38:00Z")

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ahh I see, missed that, thank you.