Generic method for converting string array into list
.net, c#, generics
Solution
You need to provide a method to convert a string into a T - you can do this using a `Func<string, T>`:
public static List<T> GetMyList<T>(string[] itemList, Func<string, T> conversionFunc)
{
return itemList.Select(conversionFunc).ToList();
}
e.g.
List<int> ints = GetMyList(new[] { "1", "2", "3" }, s => int.Parse(s));
Problem
I would like to create a function that will return list of type that is specified by me at run time. I tried something along this line: ``` public static List<T> GetMyList<T>(string[] itemList) { List<T> resultList = new List<T>(itemList.Length); return resultList.AddRange(itemList); } ``` But this doesn't work. Obviously I don't fully understand how to pass a type to be converted to. Any help would be appreciated it. Edit: It looks like that it is not possible, but here is more info. String array will contain numbers and I would like to convert those numbers sometimes into int, sometimes into short. Idea behind is to have a generic function that will attempt to convert items into whatever type list I tell it.