I'm trying to sort a list by a value in one of the x objects the list holds. Here is the order i need:
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.10
1.11
1.12
4.1
4.2
4.15
I've tried the following:
var lRetItems = lExportItems.OrderBy(d => d.linkid*);
and
IEnumerable<item> lRetItems =
from x in lExportItems
orderby x.linkid*
select x;
*linkid = string
but neither give me the order i want as with these approaches 1.10 follows 1.1 instead of 1.2 following 1.1. Here's an example of the incorrect ordering the above approaches provide:
1
1.1
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.2
1.3
1.4
...
Does anyone have any idea how i might order the list in the same way as the first example?
If this were a double than 1.10 would be the same as 1.1...hence the ordering above. But i would of expected a string to at least sort by length?
Does anyone know of an approach that could provide the orider i require from these strings?
Here's a Rextester showing what I've tried based off comments (this fails):
Thanks.