C# - Sorting using Extension Method

Question

I want to sort a list of person say

List persons=new List();
persons.Add(new Person(\"Jon\",\"Bernald\",45000.89));
persons.Add(new P         


        

Answer 1

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication2
{
     class Program
    {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        List persons = new List(); 
        persons.Add(new Person("Jon", "Bernald", 45000.89)); 
        persons.Add(new Person("Mark", "Drake", 346.89)); 
        persons.Add(new Person("Bill", "Watts", 456.899));

        persons.SortPeople(CompareOptions.ByFirstName, SortOrder.Ascending);

        persons.ForEach(p => Console.WriteLine(p.ToString()));

        persons.SortPeople(CompareOptions.ByFirstName, SortOrder.Descending);

        persons.ForEach(p => Console.WriteLine(p.ToString()));

        persons.SortPeople(CompareOptions.ByLastName, SortOrder.Ascending);

        persons.ForEach(p => Console.WriteLine(p.ToString()));

        persons.SortPeople(CompareOptions.ByLastName, SortOrder.Descending);

        persons.ForEach(p => Console.WriteLine(p.ToString()));

        persons.SortPeople(CompareOptions.BySalary, SortOrder.Ascending);

        persons.ForEach(p => Console.WriteLine(p.ToString()));

        persons.SortPeople(CompareOptions.BySalary, SortOrder.Descending);

        persons.ForEach(p => Console.WriteLine(p.ToString()));

        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

public static class Extensions
{
    public static void SortPeople(this List lst, CompareOptions opt1,SortOrder ord){
        lst.Sort((Person p1, Person p2) => 
            {
                switch (opt1)
                {
                    case CompareOptions.ByFirstName:
                        return ord == SortOrder.Ascending ? p1.FirstName.CompareTo(p2.FirstName) : p2.FirstName.CompareTo(p1.FirstName);
                    case CompareOptions.ByLastName:
                        return ord == SortOrder.Ascending ? p1.LastName.CompareTo(p2.LastName) : p2.LastName.CompareTo(p1.LastName);
                    case CompareOptions.BySalary:
                        return ord == SortOrder.Ascending ? p1.Salary.CompareTo(p2.Salary) : p2.Salary.CompareTo(p1.Salary);
                    default:
                        return 0;
                }
            });
    }
}

public class Person
{
    public double Salary { get; set; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }

    public Person(string first, string last, double salary)
    {
        this.Salary = salary;
        this.FirstName = first;
        this.LastName = last;
    }

    public override string ToString()
    {
        return string.Format("{0} {1} has a salary of {2}", this.FirstName, this.LastName, this.Salary);
    }
}

public enum CompareOptions { ByFirstName, ByLastName, BySalary }
public enum SortOrder { Ascending, Descending }

}