Sorting XML with SimpleXML/XPath?

Question

I have some XML, say:

  
    14
  
  
    19&         


        

Answer 1

Example of sorting with XSLT

XML file:

  
    Hill
    Phil
    100000
  

  
    Herbert
    Johnny
    95000
  

  
    Hill
    Graham
    89000
  

XSLF file:

  

  
    
      
    
  

  
    Last:      
    First:     
    Salary:    
    Hire Date: 
    
  

  

Source: http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/07/03/transform.html

Check predicates here: http://www.w3schools.com/XPath/xpath_syntax.asp for last three nodes.