var q =
dc.tblHelpCentreQuestions.Where(question => question.userID == UserID).Where(question => question.awaitingUserResponse == true || question.awaitingSupportResponse == true).
OrderBy(s => s.awaitingUserResponse).ThenBy(s => s.dateSubmitted).
GroupJoin(
dc.tblHelpCentreReplies,
question => question.ID,
replies => replies.ticketID,
(question, replies) => new { Question = question, RepliesCount = replies.Count() }
);
No matter where I place the order on request, it just arranges them randomly.
Edit: same results with order at the end:
var q =
dc.tblHelpCentreQuestions.Where(question => question.userID == UserID).Where(question => question.awaitingUserResponse == true || question.awaitingSupportResponse == true).
GroupJoin(
dc.tblHelpCentreReplies,
question => question.ID,
replies => replies.ticketID,
(question, replies) => new { Question = question, RepliesCount = replies.Count() }
).OrderBy(s => s.Question.awaitingUserResponse).ThenBy(s => s.Question.dateSubmitted);
Edit: generated SQL
exec sp_executesql N'SELECT [t2].[ID], [t2].[catID], [t2].[subject], [t2].[question], [t2].[userID], [t2].[dateSubmitted], [t2].[isUrgent], [t2].[emailMe], [t2].[awaitingSupportResponse], [t2].[awaitingUserResponse], [t2].[lastReply], [t2].[stopWatchTotalMins], [t2].[isStopWatchOn], [t2].[stopWatchStart], [t2].[priorityLevel], [t2].[value] AS [RepliesCount]
FROM (
SELECT [t0].[ID], [t0].[catID], [t0].[subject], [t0].[question], [t0].[userID], [t0].[dateSubmitted], [t0].[isUrgent], [t0].[emailMe], [t0].[awaitingSupportResponse], [t0].[awaitingUserResponse], [t0].[lastReply], [t0].[stopWatchTotalMins], [t0].[isStopWatchOn], [t0].[stopWatchStart], [t0].[priorityLevel], (
SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM [dbo].[tblHelpCentreReplies] AS [t1]
WHERE ([t0].[ID]) = [t1].[ticketID]
) AS [value]
FROM [dbo].[tblHelpCentreQuestions] AS [t0]
) AS [t2]
WHERE (([t2].[awaitingUserResponse] = @p0) OR ([t2].[awaitingSupportResponse] = @p1)) AND ([t2].[userID] = @p2)
ORDER BY [t2].[awaitingUserResponse], [t2].[dateSubmitted]', N'@p0 int,@p1 int,@p2 int', @p0 = 1, @p1 = 1, @p2 = 81
I run the code through the database and it returns the results correctly, so it should be something else that is strange, because the code is so simple, it doesnβt matter, though, thanks for your help, I learned a lot of new things with this problem!