order by in linq c#

This sample uses orderby to sort a list of words alphabetically.

public void orderbyasc() 
{ 
 string[] words = { "cherry", "apple", "banana" }; 
 
 var sortedWords = 
 from w in words 
 orderby w 
 select w; 
Console.WriteLine("The sorted list of words:"); 
 foreach (var w in sortedWords) 
 { 
 Console.WriteLine(w); 
 } 
}

output:

The sorted list of words:
apple
banana
cherry

order by descending in linq

public void orderbydesc() 
{ 
 string[] words = { "cherry", "apple", "banana" }; 
var sortedWords = 
 from w in words 
 orderby w descending 
 select w; 
 
 Console.WriteLine("The sorted list of words:"); 
 foreach (var w in sortedWords) 
 { 
 Console.WriteLine(w); 
 } 
}

output:
The sorted list of words:
cherry
banana
apple