В прошлом я использовал этот метод расширения:
public static class QueryExtensions {
public static IQueryable<T> SortBy<T>(this IQueryable<T> source, string propertyName) {
if (source == null) {
throw new ArgumentNullException("source");
}
// DataSource control passes the sort parameter with a direction
// if the direction is descending
int descIndex = propertyName.IndexOf(" DESC");
if (descIndex >= 0) {
propertyName = propertyName.Substring(0, descIndex).Trim();
}
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName)) {
return source;
}
ParameterExpression parameter = Expression.Parameter(source.ElementType, String.Empty);
MemberExpression property = Expression.Property(parameter, propertyName);
LambdaExpression lambda = Expression.Lambda(property, parameter);
string methodName = (descIndex < 0) ? "OrderBy" : "OrderByDescending";
Expression methodCallExpression = Expression.Call(typeof(Queryable), methodName,
new Type[] { source.ElementType, property.Type },
source.Expression, Expression.Quote(lambda));
return source.Provider.CreateQuery<T>(methodCallExpression);
}
}
Источник: http://weblogs.asp.net/davidfowler/archive/2008/12/11/dynamic-sorting-with-linq.aspx
Затем вы можете переписать это:
if (SortDirection == "ASC")
{
this.grdCustomers.DataSource = dataContext.CustomerSet.OrderBy(i => i.DisplayName).Skip(skip).Take(PageSize);
}
else
{
this.grdCustomers.DataSource = dataContext.CustomerSet.OrderByDescending(i => i.DisplayName).Skip(skip).Take(PageSize);
}
до
this.grdCustomers.DataSource = dataContext.CustomerSet.SortBy("DisplayName DESC").Skip(skip).Take(PageSize);