Sorting an observable collection with linq

Question

I have an observable collection and I sort it using linq. Everything is great, but the problem I have is how do I sort the actual observable collection? Instead I just end

Answer 1

Note that in Linq, you are given an IEnumerable from your query, and that query has not executed yet. Therefore, the following code only runs the query once, to add it to an ObservableCollection:

var query = from x in Data
            where x.Tag == "Something"
            select x;

foreach(var item in query)
    MyObservableCollection.Add(item);

Take a look at the "OrderBy" extension on IEnumerable:

foreach(var item in query.OrderBy(x => x.Name))
    MyObservableCollection.Add(item);