Re: sort on param value

This ia a FAQ -- see the XSLT FAQ.

Use:

       <xsl:sort select="@*[name() = $sort]"/>


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Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL



"Richard Lewis" <richard.lewis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:200312062032.59611.richard.lewis@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> How can I perform an <xsl:sort> sort on an attribute whose name is given
by a
> parameter value?
>
> <xsl:param name="sort" />
> ...
> <xsl:sort select="???" />
>
> I've tried select="$sort" which does nothing and select="{$sort} and
> select="@{$sort} which both cause errors (along the lines of invalid
syntax).
>
> The parameter value passed is the name of the attribute I want to sort on
with
> an at symbol already prefixed, e.g. "@name". (Though the at symbol could
be
> left off it helps to solve the problem.)
>
> Cheers,
> Richard
>
>
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