(Python) XML Sort Records by Content

Demonstrates the SortRecordsByContent method.

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

<root>
    <fruits>
        <fruit>
            <name>apple</name>
            <color>red</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>banana</name>
            <color>yellow</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>blackberry</name>
            <color>purple</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>blueberry</name>
            <color>blue</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>orange</name>
            <color>orange</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>pear</name>
            <color>green</color>
        </fruit>
    </fruits>
</root>

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import sys
import chilkat

xml = chilkat.CkXml()

#  The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitRecordsSort.xml
success = xml.LoadXmlFile("fruitRecordsSort.xml")
if (success != True):
    print xml.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  The "fruit" records are direct children of the "fruits" node.
#  Therefore, to sort the fruit records, the SortRecordsByContent
#  method must be called from the "fruits" node.
# xSortRoot is a CkXml
xSortRoot = xml.FindChild("fruits")

#  Sort by the "name" field in ascending order.
bAscending = True
xSortRoot.SortRecordsByContent("name",bAscending)

#  Show the result:
print xml.getXml()

#  
<root>
    <fruits>
        <fruit>
            <name>apple</name>
            <color>red</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>banana</name>
            <color>yellow</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>blackberry</name>
            <color>purple</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>blueberry</name>
            <color>blue</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>orange</name>
            <color>orange</color>
        </fruit>
        <fruit>
            <name>pear</name>
            <color>green</color>
        </fruit>
    </fruits>
</root>