How to Sort an Object List in C#

Introduction

This tip shows how to sort an object list in C#.

Take this template class as an example.

public class Member
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Total { get; set; }

    public Member(string name, int total)
    {
        Name = name;
        Total = total;
    }
}

Create the List

List<Member> list = new List<member>();

list.Add(new Member("Kishor", 600));
list.Add(new Member("Rahul", 7120));
list.Add(new Member("Ratish", 997));
list.Add(new Member("Supriya", 1100));
list.Add(new Member("Aditi", 1100));</member>

Sort by Single Element in Ascending Order

list.Sort(delegate(Member x, Member y)
{
    return x.Total.CompareTo(y.Total);
});

Sort by Single Element "Total" in Descending Order

lst.Sort(delegate(Member  x, Member  y)
{
    return y.Total.CompareTo(x.Total);
});

Sort by Multiple Elements

list.Sort(delegate(Member  x, Member y)
{
    // Sort by total in descending order
    int a = y.Total.CompareTo(x.Total);

    // Both Member has the same total.
    // Sort by name in ascending order
    a = x.Name.CompareTo(y.Name);

    return a;
});