If you want attribute ordering to be ignored also, you have to do

<xsl:for-each select="@*">
    <xsl:sort select="local-name()" />
    <xsl:value-of select="local-name()" />
    <xsl:value-of select="." />
</xsl:for-each>

Regards,
Mukul

"Mukul Gandhi" wrote:

> Hi Dmitry,
>    The stylesheet below will compare two lists. Ordering is ignored, and 
> duplicates are allowed and are ignored.
> 
> I am preparing string hash of two lists, and then comparing the hashes. 
> Also, node-set extension function is being used.
> 
> Please also note that this solution is not namespace aware.
> 
> The XSLT processor used is MSXSL 4.0.
> 
> The XML used is -
> 
> <lists>
>   <list1>
>     <item name="aaa"/>
>     <item name="bbb"/>
>   </list1>
>   <list2>
>     <item name="aaa"/>
>     <item name="bbb"/>
>     <item name="ccc"/>
>    </list2>
> </lists>
> 
> The stylesheet is -
> 
> <?xml version='1.0'?>
> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
>                        xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt"
>                        version="1.0">
> 
> <xsl:output method="text" encoding="UTF-8" />
> 
> <xsl:key name="dup" match="*" use="." />
> 
> <xsl:template match="/lists">
>    
>    <!-- process 1st list -->
>    <xsl:variable name="l" select="list1" />
>    
>    <xsl:variable name="x">
>      <xsl:for-each select="list1/*">          
>        <temp pos="{position()}">
>          <xsl:value-of select="local-name()" />
>          <xsl:for-each select="@*">
>            <xsl:value-of select="local-name()" />
>            <xsl:value-of select="." />
>          </xsl:for-each>
>        </temp>
>      </xsl:for-each>
>    </xsl:variable>
>    
>    <xsl:variable name="listA">
>      <xsl:for-each select="msxsl:node-set($x)/temp[generate-id() = 
> generate-id(key('dup', .)[1])]">
>        <xsl:sort select="." />
>        <xsl:variable name="pos" select="@pos" />
>        <xsl:copy-of select="$l/*[position() = $pos]" />
>      </xsl:for-each>
>    </xsl:variable>
>    
>    <xsl:variable name="hash1">
>      <xsl:for-each select="msxsl:node-set($listA)/*">
>        <xsl:value-of select="local-name()" />
>        <xsl:for-each select="@*">
>          <xsl:value-of select="local-name()" />
>          <xsl:value-of select="." />
>        </xsl:for-each>
>      </xsl:for-each>
>    </xsl:variable>
>    
>    <!-- process 2nd list -->
>    <xsl:variable name="m" select="list2" />
>    
>    <xsl:variable name="y">
>      <xsl:for-each select="list2/*">          
>        <temp pos="{position()}">
>          <xsl:value-of select="local-name()" />
>          <xsl:for-each select="@*">
>            <xsl:value-of select="local-name()" />
>            <xsl:value-of select="." />
>          </xsl:for-each>
>        </temp>
>      </xsl:for-each>
>    </xsl:variable>
>    
>    <xsl:variable name="listB">
>      <xsl:for-each select="msxsl:node-set($y)/temp[generate-id() = 
> generate-id(key('dup', .)[1])]">
>        <xsl:sort select="." />
>        <xsl:variable name="pos" select="@pos" />
>        <xsl:copy-of select="$m/*[position() = $pos]" />
>      </xsl:for-each>
>    </xsl:variable>
>    
>    <xsl:variable name="hash2">
>      <xsl:for-each select="msxsl:node-set($listB)/*">
>        <xsl:value-of select="local-name()" />
>        <xsl:for-each select="@*">
>          <xsl:value-of select="local-name()" />
>          <xsl:value-of select="." />
>        </xsl:for-each>
>      </xsl:for-each>
>    </xsl:variable>
>    
>    <!-- compare list1 and list2 -->
>    <xsl:choose>
>      <xsl:when test="$hash1 = $hash2">
>        <xsl:text>NO CHANGES WERE DETECTED</xsl:text>
>      </xsl:when>
>      <xsl:otherwise>
>        <xsl:text>CHANGES WERE DETECTED</xsl:text>
>      </xsl:otherwise>
>    </xsl:choose>
>    
> </xsl:template>
> 
> </xsl:stylesheet>
> 
> Regards,
> Mukul
> 
> "Dmitry Nogin" wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > How can I compare two lists?
> > Ordering should be ignored.
> > Duplicates are allowed and should be ignored.
> > 
> > For example:
> > 
> >    <list1>
> >      <item name="aaa"/>
> >      <item name="bbb"/>
> >    </list1>
> > 
> >    <list2>
> >      <item name="aaa"/>
> >      <item name="bbb"/>
> >      <item name="ccc"/>
> >    </list2>
> > 
> > I'd like to output something like this:
> > 
> >   CHANGES WERE DETECTED
> > 
> > or
> > 
> >   NO CHANGES  WERE DETECTED
> > 
> > Are there any simple approach?
> > 
> > 
> >     Thanks a lot,
> >          dmitry