I have a list of object
s. How can I order this list using property name?
string orderbyField = \"Code\";
List
If you don't have to provide the property name as a string, it's pretty simple using dynamic
:
List
If the property name has to be a string, then it gets more a bit complicated but can be done using reflection (although it is not very efficient):
l = l.OrderBy(o => o.GetType()
.GetProperty("Code")
.GetValue(o, null));
You should also think about adding some error handling, e.g. if the property doesn't exist.
Also, if all the elements in the list have same runtime type, then it would be much more efficient to compile a getter function using expression trees and reusing it (instead of directly using reflection).
public static Func
and use it like:
var codeGetter = CreateGetter(l[0].GetType(), "Code"); // using the 1st element as an example
l = l.OrderBy(o => codeGetter(o));