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Jerry JanofskySubject: Newbie Sorting Question
Author: Jerry Janofsky
Date: 08 Aug 2006 01:38 PM
Please correct me if I am wrong...

I am writing an XSLT stylesheet to transform data from an XML document. I just realized that I need to make sure my XSLT creates the same output irrelevant of the order of sibbling elements in in XML doc.

For instance, what if I have the following address node:

<address>
<state>MA</state>
<zip>01757</zip>
<street>258 Main Street, Suite 212</street>
<city>Milford</city>
</address>

If my template is like the follwing then it comes out wrong. Does this mean I need to make sure the address element has its sub elements in the correct order or do I have to fix my template?

<xsl:template match="address">
<xsl:apply-templates />
</xsl:template>
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Ivan PedruzziSubject: Newbie Sorting Question
Author: Ivan Pedruzzi
Date: 08 Aug 2006 03:00 PM
Jerry,

<xsl:apply-template/> processes child nodes in the same order they are located in the input document.

what do you mean by "it comes out wrong"?

Could you please post a full example XSLT + input XML and the expected result?

Which XSLT processor are you running?
Which Stylus Studio build?

Thank You
Ivan Pedruzzi
Stylus Studio Team
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Jerry JanofskySubject: Newbie Sorting Question
Author: Jerry Janofsky
Date: 08 Aug 2006 03:50 PM
Ivan, I just meant the order of output wouldn't be City,State,Zip. I guess I know the answer now though. Thanks.
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Michael GrimleySubject: Newbie Sorting Question
Author: Michael Grimley
Date: 08 Aug 2006 03:33 PM
You have at least three options:

1. If you use a schema to validate your XML, you can ensure that the elements will always be in the order you expect.

2. Change your template to get the info you need in the order that you need it. For example:

a. <xsl:template match="address">
<xsl:apply-templates select="street"/>
<xsl:apply-templates select="city"/>
<xsl:apply-templates select="state"/>
<xsl:apply-templates select="zip"/>
</xsl:template>

b. <xsl:template match="address">
<p><xsl:value-of select="street"/>
<br/><xsl:value-of select="city"/>
<br/><xsl:value-of select="state"/>
<br/><xsl:value-of select="zip"/>
</xsl:template>
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Jerry JanofskySubject: Newbie Sorting Question
Author: Jerry Janofsky
Date: 08 Aug 2006 03:47 PM
Ok, thanks for the info.
   
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