C

XML Sort Records by Content

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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>

C

#include <C_CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkXml xml;
    HCkXml xSortRoot;
    BOOL bAscending;

    success = FALSE;

    xml = CkXml_Create();

    //  The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitRecordsSort.xml
    success = CkXml_LoadXmlFile(xml,"fruitRecordsSort.xml");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkXml_lastErrorText(xml));
        CkXml_Dispose(xml);
        return;
    }

    //  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 = CkXml_FindChild(xml,"fruits");

    //  Sort by the "name" field in ascending order.
    bAscending = TRUE;
    CkXml_SortRecordsByContent(xSortRoot,"name",bAscending);

    //  Show the result:
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml));

    //  <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>

    CkXml_Dispose(xSortRoot);


    CkXml_Dispose(xml);

    }