.NET Linq OrderBy and/or ThenBy using String Property Name Dynamically

Original Reference from:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36298868/how-to-dynamically-order-by-certain-entity-properties-in-entity-framework-7-cor

Linq Extensions

This extension extends IQueryable and IOrderedQueryable for dynamic conditions and string name sorting

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Linq.Expressions;

public static class IQueryableExtensions
{
    public static IQueryable<TSource> WhereIf<TSource>(
        this IQueryable<TSource> source,
        bool condition,
        Func<IQueryable<TSource>, IQueryable<TSource>> branch)
    {
        return condition ? branch(source) : source;
    }

    public static IQueryable<TSource> IncludeIf<TSource>(
        this IQueryable<TSource> source,
        bool condition,
        Func<IQueryable<TSource>, IQueryable<TSource>> branch)
    {
        return condition ? branch(source) : source;
    }

   
    public static IOrderedQueryable<T> OrderBy<T>(this 
        IQueryable<T> source, string propertyName, bool ascending = true)
    {
        if (ascending) return source.OrderBy(ToLambda<T>(propertyName));

        return source.OrderByDescending(ToLambda<T>(propertyName));
    }

   
    public static IOrderedQueryable<T> 
        OrderByDescending<T>(this IQueryable<T> source, string 
        propertyName, bool ascending = true)
    {
        if (ascending) return source.OrderBy(ToLambda<T>(propertyName));

        return source.OrderByDescending(ToLambda<T>(propertyName));
    }

   
    public static IOrderedQueryable<T> ThenBy<T>(this 
        IOrderedQueryable<T> source, string propertyName, bool ascending =
        true)
    {
        if (ascending) return source.ThenBy(ToLambda<T>(propertyName));

        return source.ThenByDescending(ToLambda<T>(propertyName));
    }

   
    public static IOrderedQueryable<T> ThenByDescending<T>(this
        IOrderedQueryable<T> source, string propertyName, bool ascending =
        true)
    {
        if (ascending) return source.ThenBy(ToLambda<T>(propertyName));

        return source.ThenByDescending(ToLambda<T>(propertyName));
    }

    private static Expression<Func<T, object>> ToLambda<T>(string propertyName)
    {
        var parameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T));
        var property = Expression.Property(parameter, propertyName);

        return Expression.Lambda<Func<T, object>>(property, parameter);
    }
}