Documentation Language: Swift

Op

<(_:_:)

Orders elements lexicographically by qualified name when they are distinct nodes.

static func < (lhs: XMLElement, rhs: XMLElement) -> Bool

Parameters

lhs

The left-hand element.

rhs

The right-hand element.

Return Value

true when lhs and rhs are different nodes and lhs sorts before rhs.

Discussion

This comparison does not walk the subtree or inspect attribute values.