How to sort a List collection of classes with properties in them?

Question

I have a List of classes in my collection like

List test = new List();

In my classes I have just some propert

Answer 1

How about:

list.Sort((x,y) => DateTime.Compare(x.date, y.date));

which sorts the existing list, or:

var sorted = list.OrderBy(x=>x.date).ToList();

which creates a second list.

Answer 2

Once you have your classes in your list, and the list is complete:

List<MyClass> testList = new List<MyClass>();
// populate the list...

var orderedList = testList.OrderBy( x => x.date ).ToList();

Answer 3

If you want to sort them in place, you can use List<T>.Sort:

test.Sort( (l,r) => l.date.CompareTo(r.date) );

If you want to sort them into a new result set, LINQ is very nice:

var sortedResults = from mc in test
                    order by mc.date
                    select mc;