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XSLT <sort>

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Summary

<xsl:sort> is used in <xsl:for-each> or <xsl:apply-templates> to change the order of iterations based on the value of an element or attribute. You can set the data type, the ascending/descending direction, the case order, and the language for the rules of comparison. More than one <xsl:sort> may be stacked for a tiered sequence.

Key points

<xsl:sort> is only valid as a child <xsl:for-each> or <xsl:apply-templates>
Data-type="number" for numbers, default "text" for text
Order="ascending" (default) or order="descending"
Case-order determines the capital letters first or the lower case
Some have made multi-criteria sequencing

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