(MFC) XML Sort by Content

Demonstrates the SortByContent method.

The input XML, available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitSort2.xml, is this:

<root>
    <fruits>
        <apples>
            <apple>fuji</apple>
            <apple>gala</apple>
            <apple>granny smith</apple>
            <apple>honeycrisp</apple>
            <apple>mcintosh</apple>
        </apples>
        <fruit>banana</fruit>
        <fruit>blackberry</fruit>
        <fruit>blueberry</fruit>
        <fruit>orange</fruit>
        <fruit>pear</fruit>
    </fruits>
</root>

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// Needs #include <CkXml.h>

    CkString strOut;

    CkXml xml;
    CkXml *xSortRoot = 0;

    bool success;
    //  The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitSort2.xml
    success = xml.LoadXmlFile("fruitSort2.xml");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(xml.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Sort the direct children under the "fruits" node by tag:
    xSortRoot = xml.FindChild("fruits");

    //  Sort in ascending order.
    bool bAscending;
    bAscending = true;
    xSortRoot->SortByContent(bAscending);

    //  Show the result:
    strOut.append(xml.GetXml());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    //  Note:  The "apples" node contains child nodes, but its
    //  text content is 0-length (empty).  Therefore, when sorting in
    //  ascending order, it will be positioned before the direct
    //  children containing non-empty content.
    //  
<root>
    <fruits>
        <apples>
            <apple>granny smith</apple>
            <apple>gala</apple>
            <apple>fuji</apple>
            <apple>mcintosh</apple>
            <apple>honeycrisp</apple>
        </apples>
        <fruit>banana</fruit>
        <fruit>blackberry</fruit>
        <fruit>blueberry</fruit>
        <fruit>orange</fruit>
        <fruit>pear</fruit>
    </fruits>
</root>


    //  Sort the direct children under the "apples" node:
    xSortRoot->FindChild2("apples");

    xSortRoot->SortByContent(bAscending);
    strOut.append(xml.GetXml());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    //  
<root>
    <fruits>
        <apples>
            <apple>fuji</apple>
            <apple>gala</apple>
            <apple>granny smith</apple>
            <apple>honeycrisp</apple>
            <apple>mcintosh</apple>
        </apples>
        <fruit>banana</fruit>
        <fruit>blackberry</fruit>
        <fruit>blueberry</fruit>
        <fruit>orange</fruit>
        <fruit>pear</fruit>
    </fruits>
</root>


    delete xSortRoot;

    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());