c - libxml xmlXPathEvalExpression order -

i've started using libxml in c, , i'm using xmlxpathevalexpression function evaluate xpath.

my xml file represents table, each child node representing row in table , attributes corresponding values, order important.

i couldn't find information function in regards order. return nodes in document order

for example, following xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <root>     <table0>       <row item0="1" item1="2"/>       <row item0="2" item1="3"/>       <row item0="3" item1="4"/>     </table0>     <table1>       <row item0="1" item1="12"/>       <row item0="6" item1="15"/>     </table1> </root> 

can sure after evaluating /root/table0/* , getting nodeset, calling nodeset->nodetab[0] first row, nodeset->nodetab[1] second , on?

if not, there way sort document order?

thanks

yes, results of xpath expressions evaluated xmlxpathevalexpression or compiled xmlxpathcompile sorted in document order. (internally, they're compiled calling xmlxpathcompileexpr true sort flag.)