Using Variables in

Question

Hi am build a generic template to list my content. But the Content may be sorted on different @\'s or node()\'s. So want to pass the xPath in.

Answer 1

This is by design. The select attribute is the only one which doesnt accept AVTs (Attribute - Value Templates).

The usual solution is to define a variable with the name of the child element that should be used as sort key. Below is a small example:

When this transformation is applied on the following XML document:

  
   2
   4
  
  
   5
   6
  
  
   1
   7
  

the wanted result is produced:

   5
   6
  

   2
   4
  

   1
   7