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Subject: RE: [xsl] Sorting on different elements... From: Jarno.Elovirta@xxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:15:20 +0200 |
Hi, > Sorry if this has been asked before - or is a daft question. It's a FAQ. > Is it possible to parameterise an <xsl:sort> ? > > Example. > > <root> > <data> > <firstname value="Fred"/> > <lastname value="Smith"/> > </data> > <data> > <firstname value="Tom"/> > <lastname value="Jones"/> > </data> > <data> > <firstname value="Myles"/> > <lastname value="Ward"/> > </data> > ... > </root> > > Sometimes I want to sort <data> on "firstname/@value" sometimes > on "lastname/@value" based on a user parameter of some kind. Use a sort rule <xsl:sort select="*[name() = $x]/@value"/> where $x is bound to either "firstname" or "lastname". Cheers, Jarno - Covenant: Tension XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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