RE: Grouping, Counting, and Sorting

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas F. O'Connell [mailto:tfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>

Hi,

> Here's my current approach:
>
> <table>
> 	<th>Header</th>
> <xsl:apply-templates select="node[position() &lt;= 100]">
> 	<xsl:sort select="valid" />
> </xsl:apply-templates>
> </table>
>
<snip />
> ... but I was under the impression that the sort would apply to the
> nodes before their positions were considered.

The sorting works like this:

- you select the first 100 nodes
- then sort those on their (possibly absent) valid node

If you want them all sorted first, you'll have to find a way to achieve the
sorting before the grouping...

Greetz,

Andreas