ascending (C# Reference)

Use the ascending contextual keyword in the orderby clause of query expressions to specify that the sort order goes from smallest to largest. Because ascending is the default sort order, you don't need to specify it.

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The following example shows how to use ascending in an orderby clause.

IEnumerable<string> sortAscendingQuery =
    from vegetable in vegetables
    orderby vegetable ascending
    select vegetable;

See also

• LINQ in C#
• descending