Re: [xsl] generic sorting problem

["peter willard donisthorpe" <paytur@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > I need to sort the children of the root element by _their_ first child.
>
> I suggest you try this for a starters:
>
> <xsl:template match="/*">
> 	<xsl:copy>
> 		<xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
> 		<xsl:for-each select="*">
> 			<xsl:sort select="*[1]"/>
> 			<xsl:copy-of select="."/>
> 		</xsl:for-each>
> 	</xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>

Excellent, Thanks so much.

And I simply change the "1" to sort on another sub element I see ! I 
understimated the flexibility of this xsl.

Do you care to give a blow by blow account of the above ?

Should I be looking at xpath or something before playing with xsl ? I must 
be going about it the wrong way. Oh well, more fun :)

Thanks again.

Peter

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