Java

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>

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/fruitRecordsSort.xml
        try {
            xml.loadXmlFile("fruitRecordsSort.xml");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            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.
        Xml xSortRoot = xml.findChild("fruits");

        // Sort by the "name" field in ascending order.
        boolean bAscending = true;
        xSortRoot.sortRecordsByContent("name", bAscending);

        // Show the result:
        System.out.println(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>

        xSortRoot.close();
    }
}