[c#] How can I order a List<string>?

I have this List<string>:

IList<string> ListaServizi = new List<string>();

How can I order it alphabetically and ascending?

This question is related to c# string list

The answer is


List<string> myCollection = new List<string>()
{
    "Bob", "Bob","Alex", "Abdi", "Abdi", "Bob", "Alex", "Bob","Abdi"
};

myCollection.Sort();
foreach (var name in myCollection.Distinct())
{
    Console.WriteLine(name + " " + myCollection.Count(x=> x == name));
}

output: Abdi 3 Alex 2 Bob 4


Other answers are correct to suggest Sort, but they seem to have missed the fact that the storage location is typed as IList<string. Sort is not part of the interface.

If you know that ListaServizi will always contain a List<string>, you can either change its declared type, or use a cast. If you're not sure, you can test the type:

if (typeof(List<string>).IsAssignableFrom(ListaServizi.GetType()))
    ((List<string>)ListaServizi).Sort();
else
{
    //... some other solution; there are a few to choose from.
}

Perhaps more idiomatic:

List<string> typeCheck = ListaServizi as List<string>;
if (typeCheck != null)
    typeCheck.Sort();
else
{
    //... some other solution; there are a few to choose from.
}

If you know that ListaServizi will sometimes hold a different implementation of IList<string>, leave a comment, and I'll add a suggestion or two for sorting it.


ListaServizi.Sort();

Will do that for you. It's straightforward enough with a list of strings. You need to be a little cleverer if sorting objects.


You can use Sort

List<string> ListaServizi = new List<string>() { };
ListaServizi.Sort();