Create list of variable type

Question

I am trying to create a list of a certain type.

I want to use the List notation but all I know is a "System.Type"

The type a have is variable. How can I create a list of a variable type?

I want something similar to this code.

public IList createListOfMyType(Type myType) {      return new List<myType>(); } 

Answer 1

Something like this should work.

public IList createList(Type myType) {     Type genericListType = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(myType);     return (IList)Activator.CreateInstance(genericListType); } 

Answer 2

You could use Reflections, here is a sample:

    Type mytype = typeof (int);      Type listGenericType = typeof (List<>);      Type list = listGenericType.MakeGenericType(mytype);      ConstructorInfo ci = list.GetConstructor(new Type[] {});      List<int> listInt = (List<int>)ci.Invoke(new object[] {});