(Node.js) XML Sort by Tag

Demonstrates the SortByTag method.

The input XML, available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitSort1.xml, is this:

<root>
    <fruits>
        <apple>
            <fuji>blah</fuji>
            <gala>blah</gala>
            <grannySmith>blah</grannySmith>
            <honeycrisp>blah</honeycrisp>
            <mcIntosh>blah</mcIntosh>
        </apple>
        <banana>blah</banana>
        <blackberry>blah</blackberry>
        <blueberry>blah</blueberry>
        <orange>blah</orange>
        <pear>blah</pear>
    </fruits>
</root>

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    // xSortRoot: Xml
    var xSortRoot;

    var success;
    // The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitSort1.xml
    success = xml.LoadXmlFile("fruitSort1.xml");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(xml.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Sort the direct children under the "fruits" node by tag:
    xSortRoot = xml.FindChild("fruits");

    // Sort in ascending order.
    var bAscending = true;
    xSortRoot.SortByTag(bAscending);

    // Show the result:
    console.log(xml.GetXml());

    // <root>
    //     <fruits>
    //         <apple>
    //             <grannySmith>blah</grannySmith>
    //             <gala>blah</gala>
    //             <fuji>blah</fuji>
    //             <mcIntosh>blah</mcIntosh>
    //             <honeycrisp>blah</honeycrisp>
    //         </apple>
    //         <banana>blah</banana>
    //         <blackberry>blah</blackberry>
    //         <blueberry>blah</blueberry>
    //         <orange>blah</orange>
    //         <pear>blah</pear>
    //     </fruits>
    // </root>

    // Sort the direct children under the "apple" node:
    success = xSortRoot.FindChild2("apple");

    xSortRoot.SortByTag(bAscending);
    console.log(xml.GetXml());

    // <root>
    //     <fruits>
    //         <apple>
    //             <fuji>blah</fuji>
    //             <gala>blah</gala>
    //             <grannySmith>blah</grannySmith>
    //             <honeycrisp>blah</honeycrisp>
    //             <mcIntosh>blah</mcIntosh>
    //         </apple>
    //         <banana>blah</banana>
    //         <blackberry>blah</blackberry>
    //         <blueberry>blah</blueberry>
    //         <orange>blah</orange>
    //         <pear>blah</pear>
    //     </fruits>
    // </root>


}

chilkatExample();