C# instantiate generic List from reflected Type [duplicate]

Answer 1

static void Main(string[] args)
{
  IList list = foobar(typeof(string));
  list.Add("foo");
  list.Add("bar");
  foreach (string s in list)
    Console.WriteLine(s);
  Console.ReadKey();
}

private static IList foobar(Type t)
{
  var listType = typeof(List<>);
  var constructedListType = listType.MakeGenericType(t);
  var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(constructedListType);
  return (IList)instance;
}