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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>

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llSuccess = .F.

loXml = createobject("CkXml")

// The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitRecordsSort.xml
llSuccess = loXml.LoadXmlFile("fruitRecordsSort.xml")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loXml.LastErrorText
    release loXml
    return
endif

// 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.
loXSortRoot = loXml.FindChild("fruits")

// Sort by the "name" field in ascending order.
llBAscending = .T.
loXSortRoot.SortRecordsByContent("name",llBAscending)

// Show the result:
? loXml.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>

release loXSortRoot


release loXml