How can you sort a list of strings in the .NET Framework?

The .NET Framework provides a simple efficient mechanism to sort a list of strings. The ArrayList class contains a Sort() method that allows the items in the ArrayList to be sorted in ascending order.

ArrayList Sort Example

using System;
using System.Collections;

// This is an example of using the .NET Framework and the
// Sort() method of the ArrayList class
namespace CollectionSortExample
{
  class Program
  {
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {
          //Let's fill the ArrayList with some strings
          ArrayList exampleList = new ArrayList();
          exampleList.Add("C# Video Game Programming");
          exampleList.Add("Really Thick Programming Book");
          exampleList.Add("1984");
          exampleList.Add("Alice in Wonderland");

          //Print the list before it is sorted
          Console.WriteLine("The unsorted list looks like:");
          foreach (string item in exampleList)
          {
              Console.WriteLine("- {0}", item);
          }

          //Now we can do some "magic" and sort the
          // ArrayList by caling the Sort() method.
          exampleList.Sort();

          //Print the list after it is sorted
          Console.WriteLine("\n\nThe sorted list looks like:");
          foreach (string item in exampleList)
          {
              Console.WriteLine("- {0}", item);
          }
      }
  }
}

Output of ArrayList Sort Example

The unsorted list looks like:
- C# Video Game Programming
- Really Thick Programming Book
- 1984
- Alice in Wonderland

The sorted list looks like:
- 1984
- Alice in Wonderland
- C# Video Game Programming
- Really Thick Programming Book

Additional Resources
ArrayList Class (Microsoft)