RSCG – rscg_queryables
 
 
| name | rscg_queryables | 
| nuget | 
    https://www.nuget.org/packages/rscg_queryables/ https://www.nuget.org/packages/rscg_queryablesCommon/  | 
| link | https://github.com/ignatandrei/rscg_queryables | 
| author | Andrei Ignat | 
Generating code for .Where and .OrderBy by string,not by lambda
This is how you can use rscg_queryables .
The code that you start with is
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
  </PropertyGroup>
	<ItemGroup>
		<PackageReference  Include="rscg_queryablesCommon" Version="2024.1110.1815" />
		<PackageReference Include="rscg_queryables" Version="2024.1110.1815"  OutputItemType="Analyzer" ReferenceOutputAssembly="false" />
	</ItemGroup>
	<PropertyGroup>
		<EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>true</EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>
		<CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)\GX</CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>
	</PropertyGroup>
</Project>
The code that you will use is
using SortAndWhere;
Console.WriteLine("Hello,World!");
var students = new Student[]
{
    new Student { FirstName = "John",LastName = "Doe",StartYear = 1935},
    new Student { FirstName = "Ignat",LastName = "Andrei",StartYear = 1989 },
};
var orderedExplicitly = students.OrderBy(p => p.FirstName).ToArray();
var orderedImplicitly = students.OrderBy("firStnaMe").ToArray();
var orderedImplicitly2 = students.AsQueryable().OrderBy("fIrsTnAme").ToArray();
//Search by property name
var search = students.AsQueryable().Where("firstName",rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.Equal,"John").ToArray();
Console.WriteLine("found : " + search.Length);
search = students.AsQueryable().Where(Student_.Where_Expr("firstName",rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.Equal,"John")).ToArray();
Console.WriteLine("found : " + search.Length);
using rscg_queryablesCommon;
namespace SortAndWhere;
[MakeSortable]
[MakeWhere]
public class Student
{
    public string FirstName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    public string LastName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    public int StartYear { get; set; }
}
The code that is generated is
public static partial class ExtensionsSortable_SortAndWhere_Student {
    
    #region Enumerable
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> OrderBy
    (
    this IEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
        source,string propertyName
    )
    {
        return OrderByAscDesc(source,propertyName,true);
    }
        public static System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
            OrderByDescending
            (
            this IEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
                source,string propertyName
                )
                {
                return OrderByAscDesc(source,propertyName,false);
                }
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> OrderByAscDesc
    (
     this IEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> source,string propertyName,bool Ascending
    )
   {
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"FirstName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.OrderBy(x => x.FirstName);
                            else
                                return source.OrderByDescending(x => x.FirstName);                            
                        }
                    
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"LastName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.OrderBy(x => x.LastName);
                            else
                                return source.OrderByDescending(x => x.LastName);                            
                        }
                    
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"StartYear",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.OrderBy(x => x.StartYear);
                            else
                                return source.OrderByDescending(x => x.StartYear);                            
                        }
                                    throw new ArgumentException($"Property {propertyName} not found",propertyName);
    }
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> ThenByAscDesc
    (
     this IOrderedEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> source,string propertyName,bool Ascending
    )
   {
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"FirstName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.ThenBy(x => x.FirstName);
                            else
                                return source.ThenByDescending(x => x.FirstName);                            
                        }
                    
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"LastName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.ThenBy(x => x.LastName);
                            else
                                return source.ThenByDescending(x => x.LastName);                            
                        }
                    
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"StartYear",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.ThenBy(x => x.StartYear);
                            else
                                return source.ThenByDescending(x => x.StartYear);                            
                        }
                                    throw new ArgumentException($"Property {propertyName} not found",propertyName);
    }
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> ThenBy
    (
    this IOrderedEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
        source,string propertyName
    )
    {
        return ThenByAscDesc(source,propertyName,true);
    }
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> ThenByDescending
    (
    this IOrderedEnumerable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
        source,string propertyName
    )
    {
        return ThenByAscDesc(source,propertyName,false);
    }
    #endregion 
#region Queryable
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> OrderBy
    (
    this IQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
        source,string propertyName
    )
    {
        return OrderByAscDesc(source,propertyName,true);
    }
        public static System.Linq.IOrderedQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
            OrderByDescending
            (
            this IQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
                source,string propertyName
                )
                {
                return OrderByAscDesc(source,propertyName,false);
                }
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> OrderByAscDesc
    (
     this IQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> source,string propertyName,bool Ascending
    )
   {
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"FirstName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.OrderBy(x => x.FirstName);
                            else
                                return source.OrderByDescending(x => x.FirstName);                            
                        }
                    
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"LastName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.OrderBy(x => x.LastName);
                            else
                                return source.OrderByDescending(x => x.LastName);                            
                        }
                    
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"StartYear",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.OrderBy(x => x.StartYear);
                            else
                                return source.OrderByDescending(x => x.StartYear);                            
                        }
                                    throw new ArgumentException($"Property {propertyName} not found",propertyName);
    }
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> ThenByAscDesc
    (
     this IOrderedQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> source,string propertyName,bool Ascending
    )
   {
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"FirstName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.ThenBy(x => x.FirstName);
                            else
                                return source.ThenByDescending(x => x.FirstName);                            
                        }
                    
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"LastName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.ThenBy(x => x.LastName);
                            else
                                return source.ThenByDescending(x => x.LastName);                            
                        }
                    
                        if(string.Equals(propertyName,"StartYear",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                            if(Ascending)
                                return source.ThenBy(x => x.StartYear);
                            else
                                return source.ThenByDescending(x => x.StartYear);                            
                        }
                                    throw new ArgumentException($"Property {propertyName} not found",propertyName);
    }
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> ThenBy
    (
    this IOrderedQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
        source,string propertyName
    )
    {
        return ThenByAscDesc(source,propertyName,true);
    }
    public static System.Linq.IOrderedQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> ThenByDescending
    (
    this IOrderedQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
        source,string propertyName
    )
    {
        return ThenByAscDesc(source,propertyName,false);
    }
    #endregion 
}
public static class ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student{
    
        internal static System.Linq.Expressions.Expression < Func < global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>>
        FirstName_Expr_Equal(string argument) => (a => a.FirstName== argument);
        internal static Func<global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>
            FirstName_Equal(string argument) => (a => a.FirstName== argument);
        internal static System.Linq.Expressions.Expression < Func < global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>>
        FirstName_Expr_NotEqual(string argument) => (a => a.FirstName != argument);
        internal static Func<global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>
                FirstName_NotEqual(string argument) => (a => a.FirstName != argument);
    
        internal static System.Linq.Expressions.Expression < Func < global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>>
        LastName_Expr_Equal(string argument) => (a => a.LastName== argument);
        internal static Func<global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>
            LastName_Equal(string argument) => (a => a.LastName== argument);
        internal static System.Linq.Expressions.Expression < Func < global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>>
        LastName_Expr_NotEqual(string argument) => (a => a.LastName != argument);
        internal static Func<global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>
                LastName_NotEqual(string argument) => (a => a.LastName != argument);
    
        internal static System.Linq.Expressions.Expression < Func < global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>>
        StartYear_Expr_Equal(int argument) => (a => a.StartYear== argument);
        internal static Func<global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>
            StartYear_Equal(int argument) => (a => a.StartYear== argument);
        internal static System.Linq.Expressions.Expression < Func < global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>>
        StartYear_Expr_NotEqual(int argument) => (a => a.StartYear != argument);
        internal static Func<global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>
                StartYear_NotEqual(int argument) => (a => a.StartYear != argument);
    
   
}
public static class Student_{
        public static System.Linq.IQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
            Where(this System.Linq.IQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> original,
                string propertyName,rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator operatorWhere,string argument)
        {
            return original.Where(Where_Expr(propertyName,operatorWhere,argument));
        }
        public static System.Linq.Expressions.Expression < Func < global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>>
        Where_Expr(string propertyName,rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator operatorWhere,string argument)
            {
                    if(string.Equals(propertyName,"FirstName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                    switch(operatorWhere){
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.Equal:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.FirstName_Expr_Equal( argument);
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.NotEqual:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.FirstName_Expr_NotEqual( argument);
                    default:
                    throw new ArgumentException($"Operator {operatorWhere} not found");
                    }//end switch
                    }//end if FirstName
                
                    if(string.Equals(propertyName,"LastName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                    switch(operatorWhere){
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.Equal:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.LastName_Expr_Equal( argument);
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.NotEqual:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.LastName_Expr_NotEqual( argument);
                    default:
                    throw new ArgumentException($"Operator {operatorWhere} not found");
                    }//end switch
                    }//end if LastName
                
            throw new ArgumentException("Property "+ propertyName +" not found for string type");
            }
        public static Func<global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>
            Where(string propertyName,rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator operatorWhere,string argument)
            {
                    if(string.Equals(propertyName,"FirstName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                    switch(operatorWhere){
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.Equal:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.FirstName_Equal( argument);
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.NotEqual:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.FirstName_NotEqual( argument);
                    default:
                    throw new ArgumentException($"Operator {operatorWhere} not found");
                    }//end switch
                    }//end if FirstName
                
                    if(string.Equals(propertyName,"LastName",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                    switch(operatorWhere){
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.Equal:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.LastName_Equal( argument);
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.NotEqual:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.LastName_NotEqual( argument);
                    default:
                    throw new ArgumentException($"Operator {operatorWhere} not found");
                    }//end switch
                    }//end if LastName
                
            throw new ArgumentException("Property "+ propertyName +" not found for string type");
            }
    
        public static System.Linq.IQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student>
            Where(this System.Linq.IQueryable<global::SortAndWhere.Student> original,
                string propertyName,rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator operatorWhere,int argument)
        {
            return original.Where(Where_Expr(propertyName,operatorWhere,argument));
        }
        public static System.Linq.Expressions.Expression < Func < global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>>
        Where_Expr(string propertyName,rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator operatorWhere,int argument)
            {
                    if(string.Equals(propertyName,"StartYear",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                    switch(operatorWhere){
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.Equal:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.StartYear_Expr_Equal( argument);
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.NotEqual:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.StartYear_Expr_NotEqual( argument);
                    default:
                    throw new ArgumentException($"Operator {operatorWhere} not found");
                    }//end switch
                    }//end if StartYear
                
            throw new ArgumentException("Property "+ propertyName +" not found for int type");
            }
        public static Func<global::SortAndWhere.Student,bool>
            Where(string propertyName,rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator operatorWhere,int argument)
            {
                    if(string.Equals(propertyName,"StartYear",StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)){
                    switch(operatorWhere){
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.Equal:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.StartYear_Equal( argument);
                    case rscg_queryablesCommon.WhereOperator.NotEqual:
                    return ExtensionsWhere_SortAndWhere_Student.StartYear_NotEqual( argument);
                    default:
                    throw new ArgumentException($"Operator {operatorWhere} not found");
                    }//end switch
                    }//end if StartYear
                
            throw new ArgumentException("Property "+ propertyName +" not found for int type");
            }
    
}
Code and pdf at
https://ignatandrei.github.io/RSCG_Examples/v2/docs/rscg_queryables
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