Summary This XSL code is a simple example that allows you to group a list of nodes by first letter (or any letter for that matter). Useful for breaking up long lists by adding an alphabet to the top with links to each letter.

Simply add this <xsl:for-each> loop to you code and change the select attribute to group your nodes by their first letter. This will create a list with an anchor and group name between each letter of the alphabet. Below is what this will look like:

3Com Corporation
3M Company

Back to Top

A.K. Steel Holding Corp
A.M.P. Inc
A.O. Smith Corp
A.O.N. Corp

Additional information

<xsl:for-each select="my_list"> <xsl:if test="substring(preceding-sibling::my_list[position() = 1~/item,1,1) != substring(name,1,1)"> <p class="small"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="{substring(item,1,1)}"></a> <h3><xsl:value-of select="substring(item,1,1)" /></h3> </xsl:if> <xsl:value-of select="item" /><br /> </xsl:for-each>