Most succinct way to convert ListBox.items to a generic list

Question

I am using C# and targeting the .NET Framework 3.5. I\'m looking for a small, succinct and efficient piece of code to copy all of the items in a ListBox to a List

Answer 1

The following will do it (using Linq):

List list = lbMyListBox.Items.OfType().ToList();

The OfType call will ensure that only items in the listbox's items that are strings are used.

Using Cast, if any of the the items are not strings, you will get an exception.