RE: [xsl] sort problem

["Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >           <xsl:apply-templates select="@*">
> >             <xsl:sort select="name()" data-type="text"/> 
> >           </xsl:apply-templates>
> 
> If you want to be pedantic, the <xsl:sort> here doesn't 
> matter, so you can 
> save a few CPU cycles by just doing:
> 
>   <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
> 

If the template rule is

<xsl:template match="@*">
<xsl:element name="{name()}">
  <xsl:value-of select="."/>
</xsl:element>
</xsl:template>

then the sort does make a difference: it guarantees that the output
elements will be in alphabetical order by name.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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