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File: Data.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <addressbook>   <address>     <name>       <title>Ms.</title>       <first-name>Doris</first-name>       <last-name>Smith</last-name>     </name>     <street>707 New Way</street>     <city>New York</city>     <state>ME</state>     <zip>00218</zip>   </address>   <address>     <name>       <title>Ms.</title>       <first-name>Jane</first-name>       <last-name>Lee</last-name>     </name>     <street>930-A Street</street>     <city>Twincity</city>     <state>MA</state>     <zip>02930</zip>   </address> </addressbook> File: Transform.xslt <?xml version="1.0"?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">   <xsl:output method="text" indent="no"/>   <xsl:variable name="newline">   <xsl:text></xsl:text>   </xsl:variable>   <xsl:template match="/">     <xsl:text>Addresses sorted by zip code</xsl:text>     <xsl:value-of select="$newline"/>     <xsl:for-each select="addressbook/address">       <xsl:sort select="zip"/>       <xsl:choose>         <xsl:when test="not(preceding-sibling::address[zip=./zip])">           <xsl:value-of select="$newline"/>           <xsl:text>Zip code </xsl:text>           <xsl:value-of select="zip"/>           <xsl:text> (</xsl:text>           <xsl:value-of select="city"/>           <xsl:text>, </xsl:text>           <xsl:value-of select="state"/>           <xsl:text>): </xsl:text>           <xsl:value-of select="$newline"/>         </xsl:when>         <xsl:otherwise>           <xsl:message terminate="no">             <xsl:text>./zip=</xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="./zip"/><xsl:text>, </xsl:text>             <xsl:for-each select="preceding-sibling::address[zip=./zip]">               <xsl:text>preceding-sibling=</xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="name/first-name"/><xsl:text> </xsl:text><xsl:value-of select="name/last-name"/>             </xsl:for-each>           </xsl:message>         </xsl:otherwise>       </xsl:choose>       <xsl:if test="name/title">         <xsl:value-of select="name/title"/>         <xsl:text> </xsl:text>       </xsl:if>       <xsl:value-of select="name/first-name"/>       <xsl:text> </xsl:text>       <xsl:value-of select="name/last-name"/>       <xsl:value-of select="$newline"/>       <xsl:value-of select="street"/>       <xsl:value-of select="$newline"/>     </xsl:for-each>   </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> Output: Addresses sorted by zip codeZip code 00218 (New York, ME): Ms. Doris Smith707 New WayMs. Jane Lee930-A Street