using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Web;

using System.Web.UI;

using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

public partial class LINQ : System.Web.UI.Page

{

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {

        List<Employee> empList = new List<Employee>();

        empList.Add(new Employee() { ID = 1, FName = "John",  DOB = DateTime.Parse("12/11/1971")});

        empList.Add(new Employee() { ID = 2, FName = "Mary",  DOB = DateTime.Parse("01/17/1961")});

        empList.Add(new Employee() { ID = 3, FName = "Amber", DOB = DateTime.Parse("12/23/1971")});

        empList.Add(new Employee() { ID = 4, FName = "Kathy", DOB = DateTime.Parse("11/15/1976")});

        empList.Add(new Employee() { ID = 5, FName = "Lena",  DOB = DateTime.Parse("05/11/1978")});

        empList.Sort((x, y) => (x.DOB.CompareTo(y.DOB)));

        empList.ForEach(delegate(Employee em)

        {

            DropDownList1.Items.Add(em.DOB.ToString());

        });

    }

    class Employee

    {

        public int ID { get; set; }

        public string FName { get; set; }

        public DateTime DOB { get; set; }

    }

}

Imports System

Imports System.Collections.Generic

Imports System.Linq

Imports System.Web

Imports System.Web.UI

Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls

Partial Public Class LINQ

    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

        Dim empList As New List(Of Employee)()

        empList.Add(New Employee() With {.ID = 1, .FName = "John", .DOB = DateTime.Parse("12/11/1971")})

        empList.Add(New Employee() With {.ID = 2, .FName = "Mary", .DOB = DateTime.Parse("01/17/1961")})

        empList.Add(New Employee() With {.ID = 3, .FName = "Amber", .DOB = DateTime.Parse("12/23/1971")})

        empList.Add(New Employee() With {.ID = 4, .FName = "Kathy", .DOB = DateTime.Parse("11/15/1976")})

        empList.Add(New Employee() With {.ID = 5, .FName = "Lena", .DOB = DateTime.Parse("05/11/1978")})

        empList.Sort(Function(x, y) (x.DOB.CompareTo(y.DOB)))

        empList.ForEach(AddressOf AnonymousMethod1)

    End Sub

    Private Sub AnonymousMethod1(ByVal em As Employee)

        DropDownList1.Items.Add(em.DOB.ToString())

    End Sub

    Private Class Employee

        Private privateID As Integer

        Public Property ID() As Integer

            Get

                Return privateID

            End Get

            Set(ByVal value As Integer)

                privateID = value

            End Set

        End Property

        Private privateFName As String

        Public Property FName() As String

            Get

                Return privateFName

            End Get

            Set(ByVal value As String)

                privateFName = value

            End Set

        End Property

        Private privateDOB As DateTime

        Public Property DOB() As DateTime

            Get

                Return privateDOB

            End Get

            Set(ByVal value As DateTime)

                privateDOB = value

            End Set

        End Property

    End Class

End Class