﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Type Name="IOrderedEnumerable&lt;TElement&gt;" FullName="System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable&lt;TElement&gt;"><TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public interface IOrderedEnumerable&lt;TElement&gt; : System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable&lt;TElement&gt;" /><TypeSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".class public interface auto ansi abstract IOrderedEnumerable`1&lt;TElement&gt; implements class System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1&lt;!TElement&gt;, class System.Collections.IEnumerable" /><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyName>System.Core</AssemblyName><AssemblyVersion>3.5.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><TypeParameters><TypeParameter Name="TElement" /></TypeParameters><Interfaces><Interface><InterfaceName>System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable&lt;TElement&gt;</InterfaceName></Interface></Interfaces><Docs><typeparam name="TElement">To be added.</typeparam><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>This type is enumerable because it inherits from <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1" />.</para><para>The extension methods <see cref="Overload:System.Linq.Enumerable.ThenBy" /> and <see cref="Overload:System.Linq.Enumerable.ThenByDescending" /> operate on objects of type <see cref="T:System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable`1" />. An object of type <see cref="T:System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable`1" /> can be obtained by calling one of the primary sort methods, <see cref="Overload:System.Linq.Enumerable.OrderBy" /> or <see cref="Overload:System.Linq.Enumerable.OrderByDescending" />, which return an <see cref="T:System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable`1" />. <see cref="Overload:System.Linq.Enumerable.ThenBy" /> and <see cref="Overload:System.Linq.Enumerable.ThenByDescending" />, the subordinate sort methods, in turn also return an object of type <see cref="T:System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable`1" />. This design allows for any number of consecutive calls to <see cref="Overload:System.Linq.Enumerable.ThenBy" /> or <see cref="Overload:System.Linq.Enumerable.ThenByDescending" />, where each call performs a subordinate ordering on the sorted data returned from the previous call.</para></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Represents a sorted sequence.</para></summary></Docs><Members><Member MemberName="CreateOrderedEnumerable&lt;TKey&gt;"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable&lt;TElement&gt; CreateOrderedEnumerable&lt;TKey&gt; (Func&lt;TElement,TKey&gt; keySelector, System.Collections.Generic.IComparer&lt;TKey&gt; comparer, bool descending);" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig newslot virtual instance class System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable`1&lt;!TElement&gt; CreateOrderedEnumerable&lt;TKey&gt;(class System.Func`2&lt;!TElement, !!TKey&gt; keySelector, class System.Collections.Generic.IComparer`1&lt;!!TKey&gt; comparer, bool descending) cil managed" /><MemberType>Method</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>3.5.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><ReturnValue><ReturnType>System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable&lt;TElement&gt;</ReturnType></ReturnValue><TypeParameters><TypeParameter Name="TKey" /></TypeParameters><Parameters><Parameter Name="keySelector" Type="System.Func&lt;TElement,TKey&gt;" /><Parameter Name="comparer" Type="System.Collections.Generic.IComparer&lt;TKey&gt;" /><Parameter Name="descending" Type="System.Boolean" /></Parameters><Docs><typeparam name="TKey">To be added.</typeparam><param name="keySelector">To be added.</param><param name="comparer">To be added.</param><param name="descending">To be added.</param><summary>To be added.</summary><returns>To be added.</returns><remarks>To be added.</remarks></Docs></Member></Members></Type>