ListHelper

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Linq;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace xxxxxxxxxxxx
{
    public class ListHelper<T>
    {
        public List<T> CreateList(SqlDataReader reader)
        {
            Func<SqlDataReader, T> readRow = this.GetReader(reader);

            var results = new List<T>();

            while (reader.Read())
                results.Add(readRow(reader));

            return results;
        }
        public List<T> SortList(List<T> listToSort, string propertyName, bool ascending)
        {
            // verify that the propertyName is valid
            var propertyNames = typeof(T).GetProperties().ToList().Select(p => p.Name).ToList();
            if (!propertyNames.Contains(propertyName))
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("There is no property named: " + propertyName);

            var paramExpression = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "item");
            var propertyExpression = Expression.Convert(Expression.Property(paramExpression, propertyName), typeof(object));
            var lambdaExpression = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, object>>(propertyExpression, paramExpression);

            if (ascending)
                return listToSort.AsQueryable().OrderBy(lambdaExpression).ToList();
            else
                return listToSort.AsQueryable().OrderByDescending(lambdaExpression).ToList();
        }

        private Func<SqlDataReader, T> GetReader(SqlDataReader rea