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

it's work for me:

public class HolderHelper<T> : Java.Lang.Object {
    public readonly T Value;

    public HolderHelper (T value)
    {
        this.Value = value;
    }
}

test:

chkFileName.Tag = new HolderHelper<LinkInfo> (item);
LinkInfo link= (chkFileName.Tag as HolderHelper<LinkInfo>).Value;

Answer 2

I used this code from above answer and it works fine to me

    public static class ObjectTypeHelper
{
    public static T Cast<T>(this Java.Lang.Object obj) where T : class
    {
        var propertyInfo = obj.GetType().GetProperty("Instance");
        return propertyInfo == null ? null : propertyInfo.GetValue(obj, null) as T;
    }
}

and this is how I used

var selectedLocation = locationSpinner.SelectedItem.Cast<Location>();

I am able to get my location object fine from spinner