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Combine Method
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IdeaBlade.Linq Assembly > IdeaBlade.Linq Namespace > PropertySortSelector Class : Combine Method



propertySortSelectors
Combines a collection of PropertySortSelectors.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Shared Function Combine( _
   ByVal propertySortSelectors As IEnumerable(Of PropertySortSelector) _
) As PropertySortSelector
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim propertySortSelectors As IEnumerable(Of PropertySortSelector)
Dim value As PropertySortSelector
 
value = PropertySortSelector.Combine(propertySortSelectors)

Parameters

propertySortSelectors

Example

C#Copy Code
public void SampleCombine() {
  // Sample showing sort by Country and CompanyName properties of Customer.
  var mgr = new DomainModelEntityManager();
  var selector1 = new PropertySortSelector(typeof(Customer), "Country");
  var selector2 = new PropertySortSelector(typeof(Customer), "CompanyName");
  var combinedSelector = PropertySortSelector.Combine(new[] { selector1, selector2 });
  var results = mgr.Customers.OrderBySelector(combinedSelector).ToList();
}

Remarks

Use the Combine method to chain order by / then by expressions. This operation clones each property selector so there are no side effects on the propertySortSelectors passed in.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family

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