(PureBasic) XML Sort Records by Content

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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IncludeFile "CkXml.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    xml.i = CkXml::ckCreate()
    If xml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    xSortRoot.i

    success.i
    ; The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitRecordsSort.xml
    success = CkXml::ckLoadXmlFile(xml,"fruitRecordsSort.xml")
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkXml::ckLastErrorText(xml)
        CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
        ProcedureReturn
    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.
    xSortRoot = CkXml::ckFindChild(xml,"fruits")

    ; Sort by the "name" field in ascending order.
    bAscending.i = 1
    CkXml::ckSortRecordsByContent(xSortRoot,"name",bAscending)

    ; Show the result:
    Debug CkXml::ckGetXml(xml)

    ; <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>

    CkXml::ckDispose(xSortRoot)



    CkXml::ckDispose(xml)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure