Extension Method to Sort ListItems in a ListControl in ASP.NET

gistfile1.cs

public static void Sort(this ListItemCollection items)
{
  IList<ListItem> itemList = new List<ListItem>();
  foreach (ListItem item in items)
    itemList.Add(item);

  IEnumerable<ListItem> itemEnum =
    from item in itemList orderby item.Text select item;

  items.Clear();
  items.AddRange(itemEnum.ToArray());
}

//example - assume MyDropDownList is a DropDownList on the aspx page
MyDropDownList.DataSource = SomeMethodThatReturnsAList();
MyDropDownList.DataBind();
MyDropDownList.Items.Insert(0, 
	new ListItem("My Display String", "My List Value"));

//this will sort all the items based on ListItem.Text
MyDropDownList.Items.Sort();