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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T13:08:47+00:00 2026-05-23T13:08:47+00:00

Using LINQ, I’m looking to place items which match a certain criteria at the

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Using LINQ, I’m looking to place items which match a certain criteria at the top of my collection. I’ve tried

myCollection.OrderBy(m => m.Foo == "Bar" ? 0 : 1);

but I’m having no luck. Does anyone have any ideas why this isn’t working?

Thank you in advance.

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    2026-05-23T13:08:47+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 1:08 pm

    OrderBy() and the other LINQ methods do not modify the collection they’re called on; instead, they return a new collection.

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