Question

I was trying to convert the following c# code to vb.net.
I see the problem is my lack of familiarity with the syntax of the parameters of OrderByDescending() What is the proper VB.Net equivalent of the C# line?

//C# code
SelectedFolder.Search("ALL", true).OrderByDescending(_ => _.Date).ToList();

//VB.Net part which doesn't work
For Each msg In SelectedFolder.Search("ALL", True).OrderByDescending(Function(_).[Date]).ToList()

After removing the underscore before [Date] the error became,

Error 1 Identifier expected.

Answer 1

The _ character is a line continuation in VB. Try changing the variable name to something more common, like x

For Each msg In SelectedFolder.Search("ALL", True).OrderByDescending(Function(x) x.[Date]).ToList()