How do I retrieve attributes in correct order from a DOM

[Prashant Parashar]

Hi,
How do I retrieve attributes in correct order from a DOM?

the NamedNodeMap does not maintain the order and the
Node.getChildNodes() is not returning the attributes. Is there a way to
get attributes in correct order.

Thanks,
Prashant Parashar

 

[Prashant Parashar]

is this related to Xerces or particular implementation?

 

[Oliver Wong]

Hi,
How do I retrieve attributes in correct order from a DOM?

the NamedNodeMap does not maintain the order and the
Node.getChildNodes() is not returning the attributes. Is there a way to
get attributes in correct order.

Thanks,
Prashant Parashar

According to the XML standard, the order of attributes in an XML DOM is
not significant. If order is significant, then the document should use
children elements rather than attributes.

- Oliver

 

[Oliver Wong]

is this related to Xerces or particular implementation?

In a sense. The XML specification states that order of attributes are
not siginificant, so implementations are free to return the attributes in
any order they wish. You might want to seek out an implementation which
guarantees a certain ordering.

- Oliver