I am using Xalan for Java. Does this mean the
only way to do parameter-based sorting is to use an
XSLT-stylesheet to transform the original XML document
to a new sorted XML document?

Rechell Schwartz

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kay [mailto:mhkay@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 12:13 PM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE:  Parameter-Based Sorting Using XPath


> Does anyone know if it is possible to use the XPath API
> to retrieve a nodeset from an XML document in sorted order 
> based on a sort
> parameter?

Which XPath API? The Microsoft one, perhaps?

No, I don't think it's possible. But with Microsoft, you can never be sure.

Mike Kay
Software AG

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