XSLT(13) sort

Sort Reference

used within an xsl:for-each or xsl:apply-templates orsaxon:group element

attributes:

select: default to "."

order:  "ascending" or "descending", default "ascending"

data-type: build in type

collation

case-order: "upper-first" or "lower-first only used when data-type is "text"

lang: base on java system locale

example:

<xsl:apply-templates select="BOOK">      <xsl:sort select="AUTHOR"/>      <xsl:sort select="@DATE" order="descending" lang="GregorianDate"/></xsl:apply-templates> 

<xsl:perform-sort>

returns a sorted sequence

<xsl:perform-sort select=expression>      <!-- Content: (xsl:sort+, sequence-constructor) --></xsl:perform-sort>