insert All Listbox items into a List

Question

Are there a way to export the items from an Listbox into a List in c#? i have Listbox1 that Contain some string items and I have This list:

public List<String> MyList = new List<String>();

how to add this items to Mylist?

Answer 1

You could do a casting like this:

public List<String> MyList = listBox1.Items.Cast<string>().ToList();

This way, to change the ListBox ObjectCollection to list of string.

Answer 2

You can use AddRange method:

If you are sure that all elements in Listbox1 are strings:

MyList.AddRange(ListBox1.Items.Cast<string>());

if not:

MyList.AddRange(ListBox1.Items.OfType<string>());