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    Sort dates in .NET.
  
        
  
    
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  | void Main() | |
| { | |
| var dates = new[] | |
| { | |
| new DateTime(2000, 1, 1), | |
| new DateTime(2005, 1, 1), | |
| new DateTime(2010, 1, 1), | |
| new DateTime(2015, 1, 1) | |
| }; | |
| Console.WriteLine("Oldest to newest"); | |
| dates.OrderBy(x => x) | |
| .Select(x => x.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")) | |
| .ToList() | |
| .ForEach(Console.WriteLine); | |
| Console.WriteLine(); | |
| Console.WriteLine("Newest to oldest"); | |
| dates.OrderByDescending(x => x) | |
| .Select(x => x.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")) | |
| .ToList() | |
| .ForEach(Console.WriteLine); | |
| } | 
  
    
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  | Oldest to newest (OrderBy) | |
| 2000-01-01 | |
| 2005-01-01 | |
| 2010-01-01 | |
| 2015-01-01 | |
| Newest to oldest (OrderByDescending) | |
| 2015-01-01 | |
| 2010-01-01 | |
| 2005-01-01 | |
| 2000-01-01 | 
  
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