Xpath : Sort

[VJay]

Is is possible to sort the contents of a XML document using Xpath? Could not locate any function.
Otherwise is there any provision to use the sort of xsl in SelectNodes function of DOM?

 

[palbano]

by way of example:


<xsl:for-each select=&quot;iftislog/entry&quot; order-by=&quot;time&quot;>


-pete

 

[flumpy]

using xpath, not that I know of...

You could write a small stylesheet, transform the xml into its sorted order, and then select the nodes in this order.

<xsl:apply-templates select=&quot;//nodes&quot;>
<xsl:sort select=&quot;wibble&quot; order=&quot;ascending&quot;/>
</xsl:apply-templates>


or

<xsl:for-each select=&quot;womble&quot;>
<xsl:sort select=&quot;@hatsize&quot; order=&quot;descending&quot;/>
...
</xsl:for-each>