How to sort elements of array list in C#

Question

I have an ArrayList that contains,

[0] = \"1\"
[1] = \"10\"
[2] = \"2\"
[3] = \"15\"
[4] = \"17\"
[5] = \"5\"
[6] = \"6\"
[7] = \"27\"
[8] = \"8\"
[9] = \"9\"
         


        

Answer 1

If the values are all ints then why not store them as ints? That would make sorting easier and faster.

In what other ways are the values used? If they're only used as strings and only sorted once then it's probably sensible to leave them as they are - as strings.

On the other hand, if they're used in maths ops then it's best to store them as ints.