Re: sort / unsort

That was fun!!

Here is how I did it ...
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                version="1.0">
<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="nodes">
  <xsl:variable name="fooSet" select="foo"/>
  <xsl:variable name="topSortedIDs">
    <xsl:for-each select="$fooSet">
      <xsl:sort select="."/>
      <xsl:if test="position() &lt; 6">
        <xsl:value-of select="generate-id()" />
      </xsl:if>
    </xsl:for-each>   
  </xsl:variable>
  <partlySortedSet>
    <xsl:for-each select="foo">
      <xsl:sort select="."/>
      <xsl:if test="position() &lt; 6"><xsl:copy-of select="."/></xsl:if>
    </xsl:for-each>
    <xsl:text>&#xA;</xsl:text>
    <xsl:comment>Unsorted Remainder</xsl:comment>
    <xsl:for-each select="$fooSet">
      <xsl:variable name="currNode" select="."/>
      <xsl:if test="not(contains($topSortedIDs,generate-id()))">
        <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
      </xsl:if>
    </xsl:for-each>
  </partlySortedSet>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>
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Does anyone see a better way?

-- Mike Berrow


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "McKeever, Marty" <marty.mckeever@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:44 PM
Subject:  sort / unsort


Interesting problem, i've been wracking my brain to solve.

>From a group of nodes, output the first five in a sorted order, and dump the
remainder in document order.

that is:
<foo>I</foo>
<foo>F</foo>
<foo>E</foo>
<foo>D</foo>
<foo>A</foo>
<foo>C</foo>
<foo>B</foo>
<foo>H</foo>
<foo>G</foo>

would output:
<foo>A</foo>
<foo>B</foo>
<foo>C</foo>
<foo>D</foo>
<foo>E</foo>
<foo>I</foo>
<foo>F</foo>
<foo>H</foo>
<foo>G</foo>
note that only the first 5 are sorted.
the remainder are in document order - less the 5 sorted items.

TIA,
Marty

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