I have a DataTable
with a Name
column. I want to generate a collection of the unique names ordered alphabetically. The following query ignores the order by clause.
var names =
(from DataRow dr in dataTable.Rows
orderby (string)dr["Name"]
select (string)dr["Name"]).Distinct();
Why does the orderby
not get enforced?
To make it more readable and maintainable, you can also split it up into multiple LINQ statements.
x1
, do a projection if desiredx1
intox2
, using whatever distinction you requirex2
intox3
, sorting by whatever you desireThe problem is that the Distinct operator does not grant that it will maintain the original order of values.
So your query will need to work like this
Try out the following:
Try the following
this should work for what you need.
To abstract: all of the answers have something in common.
OrderBy needs to be the final operation.
You can use something like that: