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>
Layout:
<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>
See also
The section Sorting data.