C# sort dictionary with linq

Question

I have a dictionary in C#:

public Dictionary<Product, int>

And I would like to get my result in to a generic list:

List<Product> productList = new List<Product>();

With the products orderder descending by the int value in the dictionary. I've tried using the orderby method, but without success.

Answer 1

You can do that using:

List<Product> productList = dictionary.OrderByDescending(kp => kp.Value)
                                      .Select(kp => kp.Key)
                                      .ToList();