using System;

using System.Linq;

using System.Collections.Generic;

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public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        // Student collection

        IList<Student> studentList = new List<Student>() { 

                new Student() { StudentID = 1, StudentName = "John", Age = 18 } ,

                new Student() { StudentID = 2, StudentName = "Steve",  Age = 15 } ,

                new Student() { StudentID = 3, StudentName = "Bill",  Age = 25 } ,

                new Student() { StudentID = 4, StudentName = "Ram" , Age = 20 } ,

                new Student() { StudentID = 5, StudentName = "Ron" , Age = 19 } 

            };

        var orderByResult = from s in studentList

                   orderby s.StudentName //Sorts the studentList collection in ascending order

                   select s;

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        var orderByDescendingResult = from s in studentList //Sorts the studentList collection in descending order

                   orderby s.StudentName descending

                   select s;

        Console.WriteLine("Ascending Order:");

        foreach (var std in orderByResult)

            Console.WriteLine(std.StudentName);

        Console.WriteLine("Descending Order:");

        foreach (var std in orderByDescendingResult)

            Console.WriteLine(std.StudentName);

    }

}

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public class Student{

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    public int StudentID { get; set; }

    public string StudentName { get; set; }

    public int Age { get; set; }

}