RE: Accessing Variables while sorting

<xsl:variable name="key" select="PatientList/SortDetails/SortField"/>
<xsl:for-each select="PatientList/Patient">
  <xsl:sort select="*[name()=$key]"/>

Mike Kay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Seema R
> Sent: 08 January 2002 12:18
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Accessing Variables while sorting
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have an XML that reads as 
> <PatientList>
> 	<SortDetails>
> 		<SortField>FirstName</SortField>
> 	</SortDetails>
> 	<Patient>
> 		<LastName>AAndrew</LastName>
> 		<FirstName>ZBenjamin</FirstName>
> 		<Gender>M</Gender>
> 		<Age>56</Age>
> 		<DOB>04-20-1945 </DOB>
> 		<PatientID>234-562-7890</PatientID>
> 	</Patient>
> </PatientList>
> 
> In the code below, how do i assign the value of SortField to 
> $Variable ?
> <xsl:for-each select="PatientList/Patient">
> 	<xsl:sort select="$Variable" order="ascending"></xsl:sort>
> 	   <tr> 
> 	       <td width="17%" height="30"><xsl:value-of 
> select="LastName"/></td>
> 		-----
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Seema.
> 
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