.. _functx_sort-document-order:

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functx:sort-document-order
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Sorts a sequence of nodes in document order

Description
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The functx:sort-document-order function sorts a sequence of nodes in document 
order. This can be done with a simple path expression, but the function is 
useful for making the purpose of the expression clear.

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   * - **Parameters**
     - **Description**
   * - seq:node()
     - the sequence to sort

Examples
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
   * - functx:sort-document-order(($in-xml/c,$in-xml/a))
     - <a>123</a> <c>789</c>

See Also
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* :ref:`functx_sort`.
* :ref:`functx_sort-as-numeric`.
* :ref:`functx_sort-case-insensitive`.