C#

XML Sort Records by Content

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Demonstrates the SortRecordsByContent method.

The input XML, available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitRecordsSort.xml, is this:

<root>
    <fruits>
        <fruit>
            <name>apple</name>
            <color>red</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>banana</name>
            <color>yellow</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>blackberry</name>
            <color>purple</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>blueberry</name>
            <color>blue</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>orange</name>
            <color>orange</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>pear</name>
            <color>green</color>
        </fruit>
    </fruits>
</root>

C#

bool success = false;

Chilkat.Xml xml = new Chilkat.Xml();
Chilkat.Xml xSortRoot = null;

//  The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitRecordsSort.xml
success = xml.LoadXmlFile("fruitRecordsSort.xml");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(xml.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  The "fruit" records are direct children of the "fruits" node.
//  Therefore, to sort the fruit records, the SortRecordsByContent
//  method must be called from the "fruits" node.
xSortRoot = xml.FindChild("fruits");

//  Sort by the "name" field in ascending order.
bool bAscending = true;
xSortRoot.SortRecordsByContent("name",bAscending);

//  Show the result:
Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml());

//  <root>
//      <fruits>
//          <fruit>
//              <name>apple</name>
//              <color>red</color>
//          </fruit>
//          <fruit>
//              <name>banana</name>
//              <color>yellow</color>
//          </fruit>
//          <fruit>
//              <name>blackberry</name>
//              <color>purple</color>
//          </fruit>
//          <fruit>
//              <name>blueberry</name>
//              <color>blue</color>
//          </fruit>
//          <fruit>
//              <name>orange</name>
//              <color>orange</color>
//          </fruit>
//          <fruit>
//              <name>pear</name>
//              <color>green</color>
//          </fruit>
//      </fruits>
//  </root>