Using a LINQ Query to Sort an Array

Question

I am having trouble with the LINQ query I am supposed to be using.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace LinqIntegersDemo.cs
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int[] nums = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
           // var sorted = from n in nums orderby n ascending select n;
            int x = 0;

            foreach (var n in nums)
            {
                Console.Write("Enter an integer >> ");
                nums[x] = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
                ++x;
            }
            var sorted = from n in nums orderby n ascending select n;

            foreach (var n in nums)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(n);
            }
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

I have looked through MSDN and the snippets I have seen there told me that I wrote my query correctly. So why is it that the array is not being sorted in ascending order, which is what I need to happen.

Second foreach isn't using variable "sorted"

Measurity
– Measurity

2015-11-04 15:31:25 +00:00
Commented Nov 4, 2015 at 15:31 — Measurity
– Measurity, Commented Nov 4, 2015 at 15:31
You want foreach (var n in sorted)

CooncilWorker
– CooncilWorker

2015-11-04 15:32:36 +00:00
Commented Nov 4, 2015 at 15:32 — CooncilWorker
– CooncilWorker, Commented Nov 4, 2015 at 15:32

Yuval Itzchakov · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-04 15:31:25Z

14

Because you're iterating nums instead of sorted:

foreach (var n in sorted)
{
    Console.WriteLine(n);
}

answered Nov 4, 2015 at 15:31

Yuval Itzchakov

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Evan Manning Over a year ago

This makes question my ability as a programmer... -.-

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