using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Linq.Expressions;

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// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1689199/c-sharp-code-to-order-by-a-property-using-the-property-name-as-a-string

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

                Console.WriteLine("----Ordery by StudentName----");

        var data = new[] { new Student { StudentName = "B" }, new Student { StudentName = "A" }, new Student { StudentName = "C" } };

        foreach(var student in OrderDynamic<Student>(data, "StudentName")){

            Console.WriteLine(student.StudentName);

        }

                Console.WriteLine("----Ordery by Age----");

        var data2 = new[] { new Student { StudentName = "B", Age = 2 }, new Student { StudentName = "A", Age = 3 }, new Student { StudentName = "C", Age = 1 } };

        foreach(var student in OrderDynamic<Student>(data2, "Age")){

            Console.WriteLine(student.Age);

        }

    }

    public static IEnumerable<T> OrderDynamic<T>(IEnumerable<T> Data, string propToOrder)

    {

        var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T));

        var memberAccess = Expression.Property(param, propToOrder);        

        var convertedMemberAccess = Expression.Convert(memberAccess, typeof(object));

        var orderPredicate = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, object>>(convertedMemberAccess, param);

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        return Data.AsQueryable().OrderBy(orderPredicate).ToArray();

    }

    public class Student

    {

        public int StudentID { get; set; }

        public string StudentName { get; set; }

        public int Age { get; set; }

    }

}