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Casting a List of objects

Casting a list of objects is as simple as (using Linq):

List masterList = new List();
var list = masterList.Cast();

If you don't know the type to cast to, it becomes a bit difficult.

MethodInfo m = typeof(System.Linq.Enumerable).GetMethod("Cast").MakeGenericMethod(new Type[] { typeof(Href) });
var result = m.Invoke(typeof(System.Linq.Enumerable), new object[] { masterList });

This works just fine.
However, the result is not a list. This would not be a problem normally. You would just add a .ToList() to the end.

List masterList = new List();
var list = masterList.Cast().ToList();

This does not work the generic way. I thought another Invoke would do the trick. I could not figure out to do that.
Instead I opted for a more simple option. I created a generic method as such:

public void newMethod()
{
    var list = masterList .Cast().ToList();
}

To cast a type list you just add the type.

List<object> oList = new List<object>();
List<string> sList = new List<string>();

sList = oList.Cast<string>.ToList();