Does an Enum exist for Asc or Desc ordering?

Question

Is there an Enum natively in .NET for asceding or Desceding ordering?

I need to use the ordering concept in different libraries, and I want loose coupling as possible.

Answer 1

SortOrder and ListSortDirection are two valid choices but keep in mind this:

ListSortDirection:

• available in .net verions 1.1 to 4 and silverlight.
• the sort order is mandatory: ListSortDirection has only "Ascending" and "Descending" options so the user has too choose one of them.

SortOrder:

• available only in .net versions 3.5 and 4. No support for silverlight.
• sort order is optional: you also have the "Unspecified" option.