Type cast from Java.Lang.Object to native CLR type in MonoDroid

Question

How to cast Java.Lang.Object to some native type?

Example:

ListView adapter contains instances of native type Message. When i am trying to get SelectedItem from

Answer 1

For generic collections, the right answer would be to use JavaList, which is a Java.Lang.Object and also implements IList. But it involves more work that's for sure. This is actually just an adapter for Java's ArrayList implementation.