Attributes don't have any predictable order, so it doesn't make any sense to
ask for elements to be sorted on "their third attribute".
It's possible that select="@*[number($Sort)]" will work for you, but it's
rather implementation-dependent.
Michael Kay
-----Original Message-----
From: Shen, Ching [mailto:Shenc(_at_)cboe(_dot_)com]
Sent: 30 August 2004 22:42
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: RE: [xsl] how to sort by different attributes in a table
Michael:
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, you change didn't work.
Here Sort=1,2,3.... which is column position number
But @[local-name()] = A, B, C, ... which is column name
Any further suggest?
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kay [mailto:mhk(_at_)mhk(_dot_)me(_dot_)uk]
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 4:06 PM
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: RE: [xsl] how to sort by different attributes in a table
This is a FAQ.
Use <xsl:sort select="@*[local-name() = $Sort]"/>
The reason your attempt doesn't work is that a sort key such
as $Sort that
doesn't depend on the context node will have the same value
for each of the
nodes in the node-set being sorted. The system can't guess
that you want to
treat the value of this variable, e.g. "HOSTNAME", as an
XPath expression.
Michael Kay
-----Original Message-----
From: Shen, Ching [mailto:Shenc(_at_)cboe(_dot_)com]
Sent: 30 August 2004 20:54
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: [xsl] how to sort by different attributes in a table
I have a xml file which looks like
<Rows>
<Row>
<Columns A=3D"HOSTNAME" B=3D"IPADDRESS" C=3D"BRAND/MODEL" />
</Row>
<Row>
<Columns A=3D"AA" B=3D"23" C=3D"ibm" />
</Row>
......
</Rows>
I have all attributes list in a table as columns and I need a
xsl syntax =
which will allow me to sort by selected attribute, when they click =
attribute header,=20
i. e. when user click 2nd column header, all xml file will
sorted by =
<xsl:sort select=3D"*/@B" />
The following syntax failed to work and I run out clue.
Here header =
link set to Sort=3D{position()}=20
<xsl:apply-templates select=3D"*/*">
<xsl:sort select=3D"*/@Columns[$Sort]" />
</xsl:apply-templates>
Does anybody have done this before and can help me out with
right syntax?
Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated
Thank you!
Ching
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