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OK, that makes sense. But how do I use the xsl:variable/xsl:param element to capture either $order from the menu or $sortByField from the radio button in the form? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lars Huttar" <lars_huttar@xxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 12:51 AM Subject: RE: sort and order xml data according to what user selects from a form > This FAQ item > http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N6461.html#d6859e950 > tells how to set the sort order dynamically. > In brief, something like > <xsl:sort order="{$order}" select="*[name()=$sortByField]"/> > > This says "sort elements by their child element whose name > is the value of $sortByField". > So if $sortByField = 'size', you will be sorting publication elements > by the value of their size element child. > > Let us know if you try this and are still stuck... > > Lars > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sergey > > Demidenko > > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 8:37 PM > > To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: sort and order xml data according to what user selects > > from a form > > > > > > I want to be able to sort and order my XML data according to > > what the user > > selects from a form. > > I am quite a novice to XSL and haven't worked with forms that > > much at all. > > So, when the user selects "size" from the menu, the XML data > > would be sorted > > by "size" > > and when the user selects the ascending radio button, I want > > the XML data > > order by "ascending" > > How would I acomplish this? > > > > here is the code that I have: > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> > > <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" > > xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> > > <xsl:template match="/"> > > <html><body> > > > > <form id="form" method="post" action=""> > > Sort by: > > <select id="sortby"> > > <option selected="selected">title</option> > > <option>author</option> > > <option>date</option> > > <option>citation</option> > > <option>pages</option> > > <option>size</option> > > </select> > > Order of: > > <input id="descending" name="sortorder" type="radio" > > value="descending" > > checked="checked" /> > > <label for="descending">Descending</label> > > <input id="ascending" name="sortorder" type="radio" > > value="ascending" /> > > <label for="ascending">Ascending</label> > > </form> > > > > <xsl:for-each select="catalog/publication"> > > <xsl:sort select="date" order="descending" /> > > ... > > here where the xml data is displayed > > ... > > </xsl:for-each> > > > > </body></html> > > </xsl:template> > > </xsl:stylesheet> > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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