C# Language Tutorial => Query Ordering

Example

string[] names= { "mark", "steve", "adam" };

Ascending:

Query Syntax

var sortedNames =
    from name in names
    orderby name
    select name;

Method Syntax

var sortedNames = names.OrderBy(name => name);

sortedNames contains the names in following order: "adam","mark","steve"

Descending:

Query Syntax

var sortedNames =
    from name in names
    orderby name descending
    select name;

Method Syntax

var sortedNames = names.OrderByDescending(name => name);

sortedNames contains the names in following order: "steve","mark","adam"

Order by several fields

Person[] people =
{
    new Person { FirstName = "Steve", LastName = "Collins", Age = 30},
    new Person { FirstName = "Phil" , LastName = "Collins", Age = 28},
    new Person { FirstName = "Adam" , LastName = "Ackerman", Age = 29},
    new Person { FirstName = "Adam" , LastName = "Ackerman", Age = 15}
};

Query Syntax

var sortedPeople = from person in people
                   orderby person.LastName, person.FirstName, person.Age descending
                   select person;

Method Syntax

 sortedPeople = people.OrderBy(person => person.LastName)
                      .ThenBy(person => person.FirstName)
                      .ThenByDescending(person => person.Age);

Result

1. Adam Ackerman 29
2. Adam Ackerman 15
3. Phil Collins  28
4. Steve Collins 30

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