Re: [PHP-XML-DEV] XSLTProcessor issue

Tom wrote:
> I have located what appears to me to be bug in the XSLTProcessor in 
> PHP5.2.13 but want to insure that I am not overlooking something before 
> reporting it. Any advice will be appreciated.
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> The issue is apparent discrepancies in output sort order in an XSLTProcessor 
> generated list. Following is a detailed description.
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> Scenario: Disk resident xml file with a top level "Places" element and a 
> list of subordinate "Place" elements. Each "Place" element has a "fullName" 
> attribute with self explanatory value. Place heirarchy is indicated by comma 
> separated fields in the attribute value, e.g. Accomac Co., Virginia, USA. 
> Also, a disk resident xsl file whose purpose is to transform the xml file 
> into a html file with the "Place" element collection sorted and rewritten as 
> a list of full place names. When the xsl translation is invoked by assigning 
> the xsl to the xml file and accessing the xml file in IE8, the displayed 
> output appears exactly as expected, e.g.
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> Accomack Co., VA, USA
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> Adams Co., PA, USA
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> Ahoskie Twp., Hertford Co., NC, USA
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> Ahoskie, Hertford Co., NC, USA
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> AK, USA
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> AL, USA
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> Alachua Co., FL, USA
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> Alamance Co., NC, USA
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> Alameda Co., CA, USA
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> Alameda, Alameda Co., CA, USA
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>
> However, when invoked via the following php script, using PHP5.2.13 -
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> $xml = new DOMDocument();
> $xml->load("F:\Places.xml");
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> $xsl = new DOMDocument();
> $xsl->load("F:\Places.xsl");
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> $xslt = new XSLTProcessor();
> $xslt->importStylesheet($xsl);
> echo $xslt1->transformToXML($xml);
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> some sort order discrepancies appear in the output, e.g.
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> AK, USA
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> AL, USA
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> Accomack Co., VA, USA
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> Adams Co., PA, USA
>
> Ahoskie Twp., Hertford Co., NC, USA
>
> Ahoskie, Hertford Co., NC, USA
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> Alachua Co., FL, USA
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> Alamance Co., NC, USA
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> Alameda Co., CA, USA
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> Alameda, Alameda Co., CA, USA
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> Note that the state records, which have upper case second character, 
> incorrectly appear ahead of other places. This behavior appears even if the 
> "case-order='lower-first'" attribute is included in the <xsl:sort> element 
> in the xsl stylesheet.
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> Question: Is this a bug or am I overlooking something?
>   

Can you post somewhere or send me the xml and xsl files you are using?

Rob