Fun With Classes

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' Program Name:   Fun With Classes
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' Author:         Joseph L. Bolen
' Date Created:   25 APR 2017
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' Description:    Simple demo to show a simple class using auto-implemented
'                 properties; the use of a List(Of T) collection that is
'                 loaded with an initialization list; the use of LINQ to
'                 sort the collection; and, assigning the sorted collection
'                 to a DataGridView for display.
'

'                 Documentation is at:
'                   App's Visual Basic .NET code is at https://pastebin.com/yNkKhxe0
'                   Video tutorial at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/bolenpresents
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Public Class MainForm

    Private Sub MainForm_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) _
        Handles MyBase.Load

        ' Using a List(Of T) and an initialization list.
        Dim people As New List(Of Person) From
            {New Person With {.FirstName = "Joe", .LastName = "Bolen", .Gender = "M"},
            New Person With {.FirstName = "Tim", .LastName = "Hamilton", .Gender = "M"},
            New Person With {.FirstName = "Cathy", .LastName = "Cunningham", .Gender = "F"},
            New Person With {.FirstName = "Sally", .LastName = "Peterson", .Gender = "F"},
            New Person With {.FirstName = "Patrica", .LastName = "Adele", .Gender = "F"}}

        ' LINQ method to order by LastName, then FirstName.
        Dim query = people.OrderBy(Function(p) p.LastName).ThenBy(Function(p) p.FirstName)

        ' Assign the query to the DataGridView's datasource
        MyDGV.DataSource = query.ToList
    End Sub
End Class

' Simple Auto-implemented properties of the Person class
Public Class Person
    Public Property FirstName As String
    Public Property LastName As String
    Public Property Gender As String
End Class