Casting a ListBox.SelectedObjectCollection to a ListBox.ObjectCollection?

c# collections casting listboxitems
ChristianLinnell picture ChristianLinnell · Nov 2, 2010 · Viewed 8.9k times · Source

Is it possible to cast a ListBox.SelectedObjectCollection to a ListBox.ObjectCollection in C#? If so, how would I go about it?

Answer

jhoanna picture jhoanna · Sep 28, 2012

I have a function that accepts List<string>.

I can pass both SelectedItems and Items by casting them.

Try this:

SelectedItems.Cast<string>().ToList()
Items.Cast<string>().ToList()

<string> could be replaced with some other object type.

Related questions

How can I loop through a List<T> and grab each item?

How can I loop through a List and grab each item? I want the output to look like this: Console.WriteLine("amount is {0}, and type is {1}", myMoney.amount, myMoney.type); Here is my code: static void Main(string[] args) { List&…

Read More
C# Set collection?

Does anyone know if there is a good equivalent to Java's Set collection in C#? I know that you can somewhat mimic a set using a Dictionary or a HashTable by populating but ignoring the values, but that's not a …

Read More
LINQ .Any VS .Exists - What's the difference?

Using LINQ on collections, what is the difference between the following lines of code? if(!coll.Any(i => i.Value)) and if(!coll.Exists(i => i.Value)) Update 1 When I disassemble .Exists it looks like there is no …

Read More