/// <summary>
/// Parses the specified sort expression.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sortExpression"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static IEnumerable <SortDescription> ParseSortExpression(string sortExpression)
{
var sortExpressions = sortExpression.Split(new[] { ',', ';' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
foreach (var sort in sortExpressions)
{
SortDescription sortDescription;
if (SortDescription.TryParse(sort, out sortDescription))
{
yield return(sortDescription);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Tries the parse.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sortExpression"> The sort expression. </param>
/// <param name="sortDescription"> The sort description. </param>
/// <returns> </returns>
public static bool TryParse(string sortExpression, out SortDescription sortDescription)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sortExpression))
{
sortDescription = null;
return(false);
}
try
{
sortDescription = Parse(sortExpression);
return(true);
}
catch (FormatException)
{
sortDescription = null;
return(false);
}
}