order results of linq query by multiple items - linq

Question

using the following query
Dim allEvents As New List(Of Events)
Dim digits = "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0".Split()
Dim results = (From t In ctx.events
Where t.date = todaysdate.Date AndAlso
Not digits.Any(Function(d) (t.symbol.Contains(d)))
Order By t.time
Select New With {
t.symbol,
t.date, t.time,
t.description,
t.domestic_call_num,
t.web_url})
If results.Count > 0 Then
For x As Integer = 0 To results.Count - 1
Dim newevent As New Events
With newevent
.CompanySymbol = results(x).symbol
.EventDate = results(x).date
.EventTime = Left(results(x).time.ToString(), 5)
.EventDescription = results(x).description
If results(x).domestic_call_num IsNot Nothing Then
.DialInNumber = results(x).domestic_call_num
Else
.DialInNumber = ""
End If
If results(x).web_url IsNot Nothing Then
.WebCastUrl = results(x).web_url
Else
.WebCastUrl = ""
End If
End With
allEvents.Add(newevent)
Next
Return allEvents
I get the results I want, but i'd like to further order them by description and time
I tried the following, which should have worked
Dim results = (From t In ctx.events
Where t.date = todaysdate.Date AndAlso
Not digits.Any(Function(d) (t.symbol.Contains(d)))
Order By t.time
Group By t.description
Select New With {
t.symbol,
t.date, t.time,
t.description,
t.domestic_call_num,
t.web_url})
I also tried ThenBy which the compiler didnt like. Any help on how to accomplish this would be appreciated. Essentially I want a sort order of time then description then symbol.

Answer 1

When using integrated syntax, you'd write this as:
Order By t.time, t.description
Select New With {
...
For details, see the Query Expression Examples for ThenBy.

Answer 2

You can try ordering your items at the end of the query like that :
Dim results = (From t In ctx.events
Where t.date = todaysdate.Date AndAlso
Not digits.Any(Function(d) (t.symbol.Contains(d)))
Select New With {
t.symbol,
t.date, t.time,
t.description,
t.domestic_call_num,
t.web_url}).OrderBy(Function(r) r.time)
.ThenBy(Function(r) r.description)
It's probably faster to do it in the query tho.