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Re: sort on param value

2003-12-06 14:05:14
This ia a FAQ -- see the XSLT FAQ.

Use:

       <xsl:sort select="@*[name() = $sort]"/>


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Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL



"Richard Lewis" <richard(_dot_)lewis(_at_)uea(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk> wrote in 
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news:200312062032(_dot_)59611(_dot_)richard(_dot_)lewis(_at_)uea(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk(_dot_)(_dot_)(_dot_)
How can I perform an <xsl:sort> sort on an attribute whose name is given
by a
parameter value?

<xsl:param name="sort" />
...
<xsl:sort select="???" />

I've tried select="$sort" which does nothing and select="{$sort} and
select="@{$sort} which both cause errors (along the lines of invalid
syntax).

The parameter value passed is the name of the attribute I want to sort on
with
an at symbol already prefixed, e.g. "@name". (Though the at symbol could
be
left off it helps to solve the problem.)

Cheers,
Richard


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