Sort objects in List by properties on the object

Question

I have a List of objects in C#. All the objects contain properties code1 and code2 (among other properties). The list of objects is in no particular order. I need to sort the li

Answer 1

You could use linq extensions (leaving the original list unsorted):

var sorted = theList.OrderBy(o => o.code1).ThenBy(o => o.code2);

To replace the original list with a sorted one, make a slight amendment (not very efficient, it creates a new list):

theList = theList.OrderBy(o => o.code1).ThenBy(o => o.code2).ToList();

This assumes that your list is of the correct type, something like:

List theList = new List();

And not a list of objects, in which case you would need to make use of .Cast<>() or .OfType<>().