Subject: Re: [xsl] Sorting problem From: Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 07:02:55 +1000 |
A good one, David! I think this type of sort was first used by David McNally a few years ago. I call it "distance sorting". Actually, I was thinking that this approach was feasible last night, but was too tired to try to follow it. Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev. > Or rather you could use keys here, but in this case, i think you just want > to sort don't you? > > > <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" > version="1.0" > > <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/> > > > <xsl:template match="root"> > > <root> > <xsl:for-each select="item"> > <xsl:sort data-type="number" select="count(preceding-sibling::item[@type=current()/@type])"/> > <xsl:copy-of select="."/> > </xsl:for-each> > </root> > </xsl:template> > > > </xsl:stylesheet> > > > produces > > $ saxon item.xml item.xsl > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <root> > <item type="A" subType="1"/> > <item type="B" subType="2"/> > <item type="D" subType="1"/> > <item type="E" subType="2"/> > <item type="A" subType="2"/> > <item type="B" subType="3"/> > <item type="D" subType="2"/> > <item type="E" subType="4"/> > <item type="A" subType="4"/> > <item type="D" subType="3"/> > <item type="D" subType="4"/> > </root> > > which appears to be what you wanted. > > David > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ________________________________________________________________________ > > -- Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev --------------------------------------- Harry did not ask how Dumbledore knew; ...but Harry had long since learned that bangs and smoke were more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise.
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