XSLT <xsl:sort> Element

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# XSLT <xsl:sort> Element

The <xsl:sort> element is used to sort the output.

## Where to put the Sort Information

To sort the output, simply add an <xsl:sort> element inside the <xsl:for-each> element in the XSL file:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
    <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

    <xsl:template match="/">
      <html>
      <body>
        <h2>My CD Collection</h2>
        <table border="1">
          <tr bgcolor="#9acd32">
            <th>Title</th>
            <th>Artist</th>
          </tr>
          <xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
          <xsl:sort select="artist"/>
          <tr>
            <td><xsl:value-of select="title"/></td>
            <td><xsl:value-of select="artist"/></td>
          </tr>
          </xsl:for-each>
        </table>
      </body>
      </html>
    </xsl:template>

    </xsl:stylesheet>

Note: The select attribute indicates what XML element to sort on.

The result of the transformation above will look like this:

## My CD Collection

Title | Artist
--- | ---
Romanza | Andrea Bocelli
One night only | Bee Gees
Empire Burlesque | Bob Dylan
Hide your heart | Bonnie Tyler
The very best of | Cat Stevens
Greatest Hits | Dolly Parton
Sylvias Mother | Dr.Hook
Eros | Eros Ramazzotti
Still got the blues | Gary Moore
Unchain my heart | Joe Cocker
Soulsville | Jorn Hoel
For the good times | Kenny Rogers
Midt om natten | Kim Larsen
Pavarotti Gala Concert | Luciano Pavarotti
1999 Grammy Nominees | Many
The dock of the bay | Otis Redding
When a man loves a woman | Percy Sledge
Maggie May | Rod Stewart
Stop | Sam Brown
Black angel | Savage Rose
Picture book | Simply Red
Bridge of Spies | T`Pau
Red | The Communards
Private Dancer | Tina Turner
Tupelo Honey | Van Morrison
Big Willie style | Will Smith

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