/// <summary>
/// Orders the IQueryable using the linq sorter.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type to order.</typeparam>
/// <param name="source">The queryable source.</param>
/// <param name="sorter">The linq sorter.</param>
/// <returns>The ordered IQueryable.</returns>
public static IOrderedQueryable <T> OrderBy <T>(this IQueryable <T> source, LinqSorter <T> sorter) where T : class
{
Contract.Requires(source != null, "The source must not be null.");
Contract.Requires(sorter != null, "The sorter must not be null.");
return(source.OrderBy(new List <LinqSorter <T> > {
sorter
}));
}
private static IOrderedQueryable <T> OrderBy <T>(this IQueryable <T> source, LinqSorter <T> sorter, string methodName) where T : class
{
Contract.Requires(source != null, "The source must not be null.");
Contract.Requires(sorter != null, "The sorter must not be null.");
Contract.Requires(methodName != null, "The method name must not be null.");
var propertyInfo = typeof(T).GetProperties().Where(x => x.Name.ToLower() == sorter.PropertyInfo.Name.ToLower()).FirstOrDefault();
var propertyType = propertyInfo.PropertyType;
var xParameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "x");
var xProperty = Expression.Property(xParameter, propertyInfo);
Type delegateType = typeof(Func <,>).MakeGenericType(typeof(T), propertyType);
LambdaExpression lambda = Expression.Lambda(delegateType, xProperty, xParameter);
var result = typeof(Queryable).GetMethods().Single(
method => method.Name == methodName &&
method.IsGenericMethodDefinition &&
method.GetGenericArguments().Length == 2 &&
method.GetParameters().Length == 2)
.MakeGenericMethod(typeof(T), propertyType)
.Invoke(null, new object[] { source, lambda });
return((IOrderedQueryable <T>)result);
}