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rsSortTree

Sorts a ResultSet that is a representation of an XML data structure (with nodes, parent nodes, and depth attributes).

Type and Usage

• "Global Functions"

• "ResultSets"

Parameters

Takes seven parameters. For example:

rsSortTree(rsName,itemIdCol,parentIdCol,nestLevelCol,sortCol,sortType,sortOrder)

Parameter	Description
rsName	The name of the ResultSet.
itemIdCol	The name of the column that contains the unique ID for each node.
parentIdCol	The name of the column that contains the ID for the parent node, if one exists.
nestLevelCol	The name of the column that contains the nest level (depth) for each node.
sortCol	The name of the column to sort by.
sortType	The type of sort (defaults to int): string: sort alphabetically int: sort numerically date: sort by date
sortOrder	The sort order (defaults to asc): asc: ascending order desc: descending order

Output

• Returns TRUE if the function is successful.

• Returns FALSE if the function fails or the ResultSet is empty.

Example

Sorts the discussionPosts ResultSet by the itemNumber column in ascending order:

<$rsSortTree("discussionPosts", "discussionPosts!itemNumber", "discussionPosts!parentNumber", "dpItemNestLevel", "discussionPosts!itemNumber", "int", "asc")$>