Re: [xsl] Confused using a loop...

[Abel Braaksma <abel.online@xxxxxxxxx>]

Austin, Darrel wrote:
> <xsl:for-each select="//menuItem[ancestor-or-self::menuItem/pageID =
> $pageID]"> 
> 		<xsl:sort select="substring(lastUpdate,1,4)"
> order="descending" /> <!-- year  -->
> 		<xsl:sort select="substring(lastUpdate,6,2)"
> order="descending" /> <!-- month -->
> 		<xsl:sort select="substring(lastUpdate,9,2)"
> order="descending" /> <!-- day   -->
> 		<xsl:if test="position() &lt; $numberOfItemsToList">
> 			<xsl:call-template name="createItem" />
> 		</xsl:if>
> </xsl:for-each>

Btw, from a previous thread you seemed to be using the much easier 
translate() version, suggested by Michael Kay: 
http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200703/msg00710.html , i.e.:

<!-- this -->
<xsl:sort select="translate(lastUpdate,'/','')" date-type="number" />

<!-- or this: -->
<xsl:sort select="translate(lastUpdate,'/ ','')" date-type="number" />

something like that.

Why did you change to the more verbose version you have above? Isn't having one xsl:sort statement instead of three easier?

-- Abel