How to Use the Sort Tag in XML
XML provides users a convenient method to store structured data in an easy-to-use, one dimensional file. You can create your own meaningful tag names to specify exactly how the data is identified. You can use XML attributes and elements to specify exactly how the data is represented. But how is it ordered? In some cases, it may be reasonable to expect that ordering is not important. In other cases, a single order may always be used. When data may need to be ordered in different ways each time it is accessed, you can use an XSLT Sort tag to create exactly the output that is required.
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Instructions
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Plan and Organize Your Work
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Use either a text editor or an XML development environment to create an XML document. For example:
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Create an XSLT file that can be used to contain the Sort tag. For example:
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Or you can use the Sort Tag in XML.
Add a Sort tag to your XSLT file. For example:
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Tips & Warnings
Most modern Internet browsers have a built in XML parser and can be used to view XML files.
XML documents must be both valid and well formed to be interpreted correctly by an XML parser.
