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# location

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

## location(value: Any): Location

Returns the location of a given value, or `null` if the location can’t be traced back to a DataWeave
file.

_Introduced in DataWeave version 2.4.0._

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>value</code></p></td><td><p>A value of any type.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example returns the location that defines the function `sqrt` in the `dw::Core` module.

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
import location from dw::Runtime
output application/json
---
location(sqrt)
```

#### Output

```JSON
{
  "uri": "/dw/Core.dwl",
  "nameIdentifier": "dw::Core",
  "startLine": 5797,
  "startColumn": 36,
  "endLine": 5797,
  "endColumn": 77
}
```