ascending/descending in LINQ - can one change the order via parameter?

Question

I have a method which is given the parameter \"bool sortAscending\". Now I want to use LINQ to create sorted list depending on this parameter. I got then this:

Answer 1

In terms of how this is implemented, this changes the method - from OrderBy/ThenBy to OrderByDescending/ThenByDescending. However, you can apply the sort separately to the main query...

var qry = from .... // or just dataList.AsEnumerable()/AsQueryable()

if(sortAscending) {
    qry = qry.OrderBy(x=>x.Property);
} else {
    qry = qry.OrderByDescending(x=>x.Property);
}

Any use? You can create the entire "order" dynamically, but it is more involved...

Another trick (mainly appropriate to LINQ-to-Objects) is to use a multiplier, of -1/1. This is only really useful for numeric data, but is a cheeky way of achieving the same outcome.