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XML Sort by Tag

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Demonstrates the SortByTag method.

The input XML, available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitSort1.xml, is this:

<root>
    <fruits>
        <apple>
            <fuji>blah</fuji>
            <gala>blah</gala>
            <grannySmith>blah</grannySmith>
            <honeycrisp>blah</honeycrisp>
            <mcIntosh>blah</mcIntosh>
        </apple>
        <banana>blah</banana>
        <blackberry>blah</blackberry>
        <blueberry>blah</blueberry>
        <orange>blah</orange>
        <pear>blah</pear>
    </fruits>
</root>

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    CkXml xSortRoot;

    // The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitSort1.xml
    success = xml.LoadXmlFile("fruitSort1.xml");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(xml.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

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

    // Sort in ascending order.
    boolean bAscending = true;
    xSortRoot.SortByTag(bAscending);

    // Show the result:
    System.out.println(xml.getXml());

    // <root>
    //     <fruits>
    //         <apple>
    //             <grannySmith>blah</grannySmith>
    //             <gala>blah</gala>
    //             <fuji>blah</fuji>
    //             <mcIntosh>blah</mcIntosh>
    //             <honeycrisp>blah</honeycrisp>
    //         </apple>
    //         <banana>blah</banana>
    //         <blackberry>blah</blackberry>
    //         <blueberry>blah</blueberry>
    //         <orange>blah</orange>
    //         <pear>blah</pear>
    //     </fruits>
    // </root>

    // Sort the direct children under the "apple" node:
    success = xSortRoot.FindChild2("apple");

    xSortRoot.SortByTag(bAscending);
    System.out.println(xml.getXml());

    // <root>
    //     <fruits>
    //         <apple>
    //             <fuji>blah</fuji>
    //             <gala>blah</gala>
    //             <grannySmith>blah</grannySmith>
    //             <honeycrisp>blah</honeycrisp>
    //             <mcIntosh>blah</mcIntosh>
    //         </apple>
    //         <banana>blah</banana>
    //         <blackberry>blah</blackberry>
    //         <blueberry>blah</blueberry>
    //         <orange>blah</orange>
    //         <pear>blah</pear>
    //     </fruits>
    // </root>
  }
}