Re: [xsl] Set <xsl:sort> attributes with stylesheet parameters

[Jeni Tennison <jeni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Richard,

> Why does the following code:
>
> <xsl:sort select="*[local-name()=$sort-by]" order="$sort-order" />
>
> not sort in the order specified by the value $sort-order?

Because you've forgotten to use an attribute value template ({}s) to
indicate that the sort order is the value of the $sort-order variable,
rather than the literal string "$sort-order". Try:

  <xsl:sort select="*[local-name() = $sort-by]"
            order="{$sort-order}" />

Cheers,

Jeni

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