ClientSide sorting

[sitefinitysteve]

How do you go about applying the sortExpression to a Linq Dataset created by OpenAccess?

This is how I'm doing it, but is there an easier way?

        if (sortExpression.Count > 0) {
            switch (sortExpression[0].FieldName.ToLower()) {
                case "alias":
                    if (sortExpression[0].SortOrder == GridSortOrder.Ascending)
                        approvers = approvers.OrderBy(x => x.Alias).ToList();
                    else
                        approvers = approvers.OrderByDescending(x => x.Alias).ToList();
                    break;
                case "approvername":
                    if (sortExpression[0].SortOrder == GridSortOrder.Ascending)
                        approvers = approvers.OrderBy(x => x.ApproverName).ToList();
                    else
                        approvers = approvers.OrderByDescending(x => x.ApproverName).ToList();
                    break;
                case "approveremail":
                    if (sortExpression[0].SortOrder == GridSortOrder.Ascending)
                        approvers = approvers.OrderBy(x => x.ApproverEmail).ToList();
                    else
                        approvers = approvers.OrderByDescending(x => x.ApproverEmail).ToList();
                    break;
            }
        }

[BaiH]

You may try Dynamic Linq library ->
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/07/dynamic-linq-part-1-using-the-linq-dynamic-query-library.aspx

--BH