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Trying to create a linq OrderBy alias

Trying to create a linq OrderBy alias

Trying to create a linq OrderBy alias

(OP)
I use the following to sort text containing strings and integers naturally

Current

CODE

.OrderBy(x => x.some_class_property_string, new OrdinalStringComparer(true))) 

I have been trying to create an alias (I hope I am using the correct terminology) so I can centralize and end up doing the following instead

Change to

CODE

.OrderByNaturalSorting(x => x.some_class_property_string)) 

Alias code

CODE

public static IOrderedEnumerable<TSource> OrderByNaturalSorting<TSource, TKey>(this IEnumerable<TSource> source, Func<TSource, TKey> keySelector)
{
    return source.OrderBy(keySelector, new OrdinalStringComparer(true));
} 

I am pretty much at the point of giving up and just copying and pasting "new OrdinalStringComparer(true)" everywhere i need it as I have no idea where to go from here. I have tried changing TSource to string, but that didnt work. Reading an MSDN page on this didn't help. You all are my last resort.

thanks for you time.

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