RE: [xsl] sorting problem

["Ray Lukas" <rlukas at cadence dot com>]

Anand:

It looks like you are sorting alphabetically instead of numerically.

I am just learning this stuff (xml  and xsl that is)..... So forgive me if
this does not help, Know at least that I did try.

I am going through the http://www.nwalsh.com/docs/tutorials/xsl tutorials
and I found this example. Perhaps it will be of help to you. I myself am
still working at figuring it out. For instance how does <xsl:if test="@id">
really work. I don't understand the @id thing here. Perhaps you could tell
me about the id thing.. I see no "id" in the sort.xml.... See the datatype
number that might stop it from doing the numeric to alpha convert prior to
the sorting. I don't know for sure but maybe give it a try....


Sorting Example
Figure 19. sort.xml
<doc>
<para>Here's a table of sales:</para>
<table>
<row><cell>3000</cell><cell>Widgets 'R' Us</cell></row>
<row><cell>2400</cell><cell>Widget Design and Implementation</cell></row>
<row><cell>10000</cell><cell>Widgets for Dummies</cell></row>
<row><cell>101</cell><cell>101 Uses for a Dead Widget</cell></row>
</table>
</doc>


Figure 20. sort.xsl
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                version="1.0">

<xsl:import href="element.xsl"/>

<xsl:template match="table">
  <xsl:if test="@id"><a name="{@id}"/></xsl:if>
  <table>
    <xsl:apply-templates select="row">
      <xsl:sort data-type="number" select="./cell[1]"/>
    </xsl:apply-templates>
  </table>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>


Figure 21. sort.html
<p>Here's a table of sales:</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td>101</td><td>101 Uses for a Dead Widget</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2400</td><td>Widget Design and Implementation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3000</td><td>Widgets 'R' Us</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10000</td><td>Widgets for Dummies</td>
</tr>
</table>



Ray Lukas
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 -----Original Message-----
From: 	owner-xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
[mailto:owner-xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com]  On Behalf Of Awasthi, Anand
Sent:	Wednesday, February 14, 2001 1:24 PM
To:	'xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com'
Subject:	[xsl] sorting problem


 hi i am trying to sort following xml :


<AAA>
	<BBB>1</BBB>
	<BBB>22</BBB>
	<BBB>11</BBB>
	<BBB>2222</BBB>
	<BBB>1111</BBB>
	<BBB>10</BBB>
	<BBB>444444</BBB>
</AAA>


in desecnding order using following  xsl:


<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
  <xsl:template match="AAA">
      <xsl:apply-templates  select="BBB">
	        <xsl:sort data-type="number"  order="descending"
select="."/>
      </xsl:apply-templates>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>


but everytime i am getting following output :

1 10 11 1111 22 2222 44344444

but acrually it should be :

1 10 11 22 1111 2222 44344444

i am not sure what the problem is ??


could somoene pls look into above xsl  piece and le t me know the problem ??


thanks
Anand

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