The <xsl:sort> element defines a sort key for nodes selected by <xsl:apply-templates> or <xsl:for-each> and determines the order in which they are processed.
<xsl:sort>
XSLT/XPath Reference: XSLT elements, EXSLT functions, XPath functions, XPath axes
Syntax
<xsl:sort
select=EXPRESSION
order="ascending" | "descending"
case-order="upper-first" | "lower-first"
lang=XML:LANG-CODE
data-type="text" | "number" />
Required Attributes
None.
Optional Attributes
-
select -
Uses an XPath expression to specify the nodes to be sorted.
-
order -
Specifies whether the nodes should be processed in "
ascending" or "descending" order. The default is "ascending". -
case-order -
Indicates whether upper- or lowercase letters are to be ordered first. The allowable values are "
upper-first" and "lower-first". -
lang -
Specifies which language is to be used by the sort.
-
data-type -
Defines whether items are to be ordered alphabetically or numerically. The allowable values are "
text" and "number" with "text" being the default.
Type
Subinstruction, always appears as a child of <xsl:for-each>, where it must appear before the template proper or of <xsl:apply-templates>.
Defined
XSLT, section10.
Gecko support
Supported.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XSLT/Element/sort