SortSequence
Sort a list.Child elements
(none)Parent elements
AtPageCreation
, AtPageShipout
, Case
, Contents
, Element
, ForAll
, Loop
, Otherwise
, Record
, SaveDataset
, SavePages
, SetVariable
, Until
, While
Attributes
criterion
(text)- Name of the attribute that is used as the sort key.
numerical
(optional, since version 3.1.21)-
Sort alphabetical or numerical
yes
- Sort alphabetical
no
- Sort alphabetical (default)
order
(optional, since version 3.1.22)-
Select the sorting order
ascending
- Use ascending sort order (default)
descending
- Use descending sort order
removeduplicates
(text, optional)- If this attribute is used then it contains the name of the data-attribute that gets evaluated when duplicates are eliminated.
select
(XPath expression)- The data that should be sorted.
Example
Data:<data>
<elt value="one"/>
<elt value="two"/>
<elt value="three"/>
</data>
<Record element="data">
<SetVariable variable="unsorted" select="*"/>
<SetVariable variable="sorted">
<SortSequence select="$unsorted" criterion="value"/>
</SetVariable>
<PlaceObject>
<Textblock>
<ForAll select="$sorted">
<Paragraph><Value select="@value"></Value></Paragraph>
</ForAll>
</Textblock>
</PlaceObject>
</Record>