(PHP Extension) 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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<?php

include("chilkat.php");
// Use "chilkat_9_5_0.php" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0

$xml = new 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() . "\n";
    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() . "\n";

// <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>


?>