Validate then Sort XML Elements

Validate XML structure and then sort sibling elements for deterministic ordering.

Beginner~2 minxmlvalidationformatting

Use case

Use this before XML diffing or version control checks where stable element order reduces noise.

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Validate XML structure and then sort sibling elements for deterministic ordering.

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Step 1xml-tools Waiting

XML → TEXT

Validate XML

Well-formedness status and root element details.

Step 2xml-tools Waiting

XML → XML

Sort XML elements

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Step 1Ready to runxml-tools

Check XML well-formedness and report the root element and any parse errors with line numbers.

Paste XML to validate. The original XML is passed to the next step on success.

Well-formedness status and root element details.

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Step 2Lockedxml-tools

Sort XML element structures for deterministic ordering.

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Provide xml input for this workflow step.

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