sorting in xpath

[lookin_vijay]

can any one help me out how can we sort in xpath.can any one provide an example or some synatax how to sort.Thanks in advancevijay

[boen_robot]

Well, you can't. But in XSLT for example, you may use the <xsl:sort> element to sort. There you'll use an XPath expression (most of the times, a single node) to sort by. Other languages also implement their own ways of sorting. The reason for XPath not having sorting is that we are talking the exact same output with only a difference in the order. XPath is for selecting, not presenting.

[lookin_vijay]

Well, you can't. But in XSLT for example, you may use the <xsl:sort> element to sort. There you'll use an XPath expression (most of the times, a single node) to sort by. Other languages also implement their own ways of sorting. The reason for XPath not having sorting is that we are talking the exact same output with only a difference in the order. XPath is for selecting, not presenting.

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Thankyou verymuch for the promt reply

[kgw]

Actually if you want to sort, you can use XQuery - order by