RE: [xsl] How to sort a nodeset referenced by a variable?

Subject: RE: [xsl] How to sort a nodeset referenced by a variable?
From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 09:45:51 +0100
> I am doing something like this
>
> <xsl:variable name="filterdNode" select="//*" />
>
> <xsl:variable name="sortedList">
> <xsl:for-each select="$filterNode/someElement">
>  <xsl:sort select="$fileterNode/secondElement">

The value of your sort key will be the same for every node in the
collection. It's meaningless to use a sort key whose value doesn't depend on
the context node.

Mike Kay
Software AG


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