using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        // Example dictionary.

        var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, int>(5);

        dictionary.Add("cat", 1);

        dictionary.Add("dog", 0);

        dictionary.Add("mouse", 5);

        dictionary.Add("eel", 3);

        dictionary.Add("programmer", 2);

​

        // Order by values.

        // ... Use LINQ to specify sorting by value.

        var items = from pair in dictionary

                orderby pair.Value ascending

                select pair;

​

        // Display results.

        List<string> test = new List<string>();

        foreach (KeyValuePair<string, int> pair in items)

        {

            Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", pair.Key, pair.Value);test.Add(pair.Key);

        }

Console.WriteLine(test[1]);

        // Reverse sort.

        // ... Can be looped over in the same way as above.

        items = from pair in dictionary

        orderby pair.Value descending

        select pair;

    }

}