Generic Multi-Field/Property Sorting for Lists of Business Objects

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This article presents a simple and flexible way to sort strongly-typed lists of business objects using multiple properties or fields.

multisortsourceanddemo.zip
- HyperPropertyDescriptor
  - HyperPropertyDescriptor.sln
  - HyperPropertyDescriptor
    - bin
      - Release
    - ChainingPropertyDescriptor.cs
    - HyperPropertyDescriptor.csproj
    - HyperPropertyDescriptor.csproj.user
    - HyperTypeDescriptionProvider.cs
    - HyperTypeDescriptor.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - HyperPropertyDescriptorSample
    - bin
      - Release
        
        HyperPropertyDescriptor.dll
        
        HyperPropertyDescriptor.pdb
        
        HyperPropertyDescriptorSample.exe
        
        HyperPropertyDescriptorSample.pdb
    - HyperPropertyDescriptorSample.csproj
    - HyperPropertyDescriptorSample.csproj.user
    - Output.txt
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - RunAndTidy.bat
- MultiSortDemo
  - bin
    - Debug
      - MultiSortDemo.exe
      - MultiSortDemo.vshost.exe
      - MultiSortLib.dll
    - Release
      - MultiSortDemo.instr.pdb
      - MultiSortDemo.vshost.exe
      - MultiSortLib.instr.pdb
  - FormMultiSortDemo.cs
  - FormMultiSortDemo.Designer.cs
  - FormMultiSortDemo.resx
  - MultiSortDemo.csproj
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - DataSources
      - WorkItem.datasource
      - WorkItemPropertyName.datasource
    - Resources.Designer.cs
    - Resources.resx
    - Settings.Designer.cs
    - Settings.settings
  - PropertyFieldMapping.cs
  - WorkItem.cs
- MultiSortLib.sln
- MultiSortLib
  - bin
    - Debug
      - MultiSortLib.dll
    - Release
      - MultiSortLib.instr.pdb
  - MultiSort.cs
  - MultiSortLib.csproj
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - SortSearchCriteria.cs
  - ValueComparison.cs


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EndProject
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owen654321

Software Developer (Senior) Troppus Software

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Currently working as a Senior Silverlight Developer with Troppus Software in Superior, CO. I enjoy statistics, programming, new technology, playing the cello, and reading codeproject articles. Smile | :)

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