web-app-template/backend/app/app.Data/LinqExtension.cs

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Linq.Expressions;

namespace app.Data
{
    public static class LinqExtension
    {
        public static IQueryable<T> OrderByMember<T>(this IQueryable<T> q, string SortField)
        {
            var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "p");
            var prop = Expression.Property(param, SortField);
            var exp = Expression.Lambda(prop, param);
            Type[] types = new Type[] { q.ElementType, exp.Body.Type };
            var mce = Expression.Call(typeof(Queryable), "OrderBy", types, q.Expression, exp);
            return q.Provider.CreateQuery<T>(mce);
        }

        public static IQueryable<T> OrderByMemberDescending<T>(this IQueryable<T> q, string SortField)
        {
            var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "p");
            var prop = Expression.Property(param, SortField);
            var exp = Expression.Lambda(prop, param);
            Type[] types = new Type[] { q.ElementType, exp.Body.Type };
            var mce = Expression.Call(typeof(Queryable), "OrderByDescending", types, q.Expression, exp);
            return q.Provider.CreateQuery<T>(mce);
        }

    }
}