Subject: A challenge.. Group Periods of Data (1..5, 2..8, 4..9) (10..12; 10..14)
From: Karl Stubsjoen <kstubs@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 13:16:22 -0700
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A challenge, group the following XML into 2 periods. The periods are
arbitrary, but for this example they happen to be:
Period 1: 1 - 12
Period 2: 14 - 30
Expected Result:
<result>
<period begins="1" ends="12">
<B period_begin="1" period_end="5"/>
<B period_begin="2" period_end="7"/>
<B period_begin="3" period_end="10"/>
<B period_begin="4" period_end="12"/>
</period>
<period begins="14" ends="30">
<B period_begin="14" period_end="16"/>
<B period_begin="16" period_end="20"/>
<B period_begin="16" period_end="30"/>
</period>
</result>
Source XML / Result (sorted)
<A>
<B period_begin="1" period_end="5"/>
<B period_begin="2" period_end="7"/>
<B period_begin="3" period_end="10"/>
<B period_begin="4" period_end="12"/>
<B period_begin="14" period_end="16"/>
<B period_begin="16" period_end="20"/>
<B period_begin="16" period_end="30"/>
</A>
Source XML / Result (un-sorted)
<A>
<B period_begin="14" period_end="16"/>
<B period_begin="2" period_end="7"/>
<B period_begin="16" period_end="20"/>
<B period_begin="1" period_end="5"/>
<B period_begin="4" period_end="12"/>
<B period_begin="16" period_end="30"/>
<B period_begin="3" period_end="10"/>
</A>
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