The <xsl:sort> element defines a sort key for nodes selected by <xsl:apply-templates> or <xsl:for-each> and determines the order in which they are processed.
Syntax
<xsl:sort select=EXPRESSION order="ascending" | "descending" case-order="upper-first" | "lower-first" lang=XML:LANG-CODE data-type="text" | "number" />
Required Attributes
None.
Optional Attributes
select- Uses an XPath expression to specify the nodes to be sorted.
order- Specifies whether the nodes should be processed in "
ascending" or "descending" order. The default is "ascending".
case-order- Indicates whether upper- or lowercase letters are to be ordered first. The allowable values are "
upper-first" and "lower-first".
lang- Specifies which language is to be used by the sort.
data-type- Defines whether items are to be ordered alphabetically or numerically. The allowable values are "
text" and "number" with "text" being the default.
Type
Subinstruction, always appears as a child of <xsl:for-each>, where it must appear before the template proper or of <xsl:apply-templates>.
Defined
XSLT, section10.
Gecko support
Supported.