Sort List(of Object) by object properties

Question

I\'m trying to achieve something where the answer is already given for. But it\'s in c# and I don\'t have any knowledge what-so-ever over c# so I\'m lo

Answer 1

This C# code from that other thread:

List SortedList = objListOrder.OrderBy(o=>o.OrderDate).ToList();

equates to this VB code:

List(Of Order) SortedList = objListOrder.OrderBy(Function(o) o.OrderDate).ToList()

As you can see, very little changes. You just have to know the syntax for generics and lambda expressions.

You should be aware, though, that this code does NOT sort your list. It sorts the items in the list and then adds them to a new list in that order. This is perfectly fine for many applications but if you're using that same list elsewhere then you won't see the new order there. While there are a few variations, one way to actually sort the list in place is like this:

objListOrder.Sort(Function(o1, o2) o1.OrderDate.CompareTo(o2.OrderDate))