Java

XML Sort by Content

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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>

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Xml xml = new Xml();

        // The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitSort2.xml
        try {
            xml.loadXmlFile("fruitSort2.xml");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

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

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

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

        // 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);
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        // <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>

        xSortRoot.close();
    }
}