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Re: xslt for ordering attribute with in a node

From: "Joris Gillis" <roac@-------.-->
To: NULL
Date: 8/1/2005 4:16:00 PM
Hi,
Tempore 18:01:45, die Monday 01 August 2005 AD, hinc in foro {comp.text.xml} scripsit <gdevah@g...>:

> I was looking for xslt to rearrang the order of attibutes within a
> node.
You're out of luck today: that is not possible.

> xml to xml translation...
>
> <obj d="xslt" a="me" c="to" b="new"/>
> <prop c="it" b="does" a="how" d="matter"/>
>
> to
>
> <obj  a="me" b="new" c="to" d="xslt"/>
> <prop a="how" b="does" c="it" d="matter"/>
XML parsers don't distinguish between these 2 element pairs. Document order does not apply to attributes. Also, the attributes' order after serialization (that happens when the XSLT magic is done) is not predictable.

regards,
-- 
Joris Gillis (http://users.telenet.be/root-jg/me.html)
Deserta faciunt et innovationem appelant


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