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using System;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;


public class Employee : System.IComparable {
    private int _id;
    private string _name;
    private string _rating;
    private static SortOrder _order;

    public enum SortOrder {
        Ascending = 0,
        Descending = 1
    }

    public Employee(int id, string name)
        : this(id, name, "Other") {
    }

    public Employee(int id, string name, string rating) {
        this._id = id;
        this._name = name;
        this._rating = rating;
    }

    public int Id {
        get { return this._id; }
        set { this._id = value; }
    }

    public string Name {
        get { return this._name; }
        set { this._name = value; }
    }

    public string Rating {
        get { return this._rating; }
        set { this._rating = value; }
    }

    public static SortOrder Order {
        get { return _order; }
        set { _order = value; }
    }

    public override bool Equals(Object obj) {
        bool retVal = false;
        if (obj != null) {
            Employee custObj = (Employee)obj;
            if ((custObj.Id == this.Id) &&
                (custObj.Name.Equals(this.Name) &&
                (custObj.Rating.Equals(this.Rating))))
                retVal = true;
        }
        return retVal;
    }

    public override string ToString() {
        return this._id + ": " + this._name;
    }

    public int CompareTo(Object obj) {
        switch (_order) {
            case SortOrder.Ascending:
                return this.Name.CompareTo(((Employee)obj).Name);
            case SortOrder.Descending:
                return (((Employee)obj).Name).CompareTo(this.Name);
            default:
                return this.Name.CompareTo(((Employee)obj).Name);
        }
    }

}

public class CollectionTest {
    public static void Main() {
        List<Employee> collCustList = new List<Employee>();
        collCustList.Add(new Employee(99, "H", "P"));
        collCustList.Add(new Employee(77, "B", "G"));
        collCustList.Add(new Employee(55, "B", "G"));
        collCustList.Add(new Employee(88, "B", "P"));
        collCustList.Add(new Employee(11, "L", "O"));

        foreach (Employee cust in collCustList)
            Console.Out.WriteLine(cust);

        Employee.Order = Employee.SortOrder.Ascending;
        collCustList.Sort(delegate(Employee cust1, Employee cust2) {
            return Comparer<Employee>.Default.Compare(cust1, cust2);
        });

        foreach (Employee cust in collCustList)
            Console.Out.WriteLine(cust);

        Employee.Order = Employee.SortOrder.Descending;
        collCustList.Sort(delegate(Employee cust1, Employee cust2) {
            return Comparer<Employee>.Default.Compare(cust1, cust2);
        });

        foreach (Employee cust in collCustList)
            Console.Out.WriteLine(cust);
    }
}