Create a generic list using reflection

Question

I have a function that uses reflection to set properties of object A from object B. At one point, I need to instantiate a generic collection. However, I am unable to get it work

Answer 1

One technique is to declare a static method taking the same generic arguments as the list you want to create. Then you can pull the arguments from the property to invoke the method.

Type interfaceType = destProperty.PropertyType;
return typeof(MyClass)
    .GetMethod("CreateList", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static)
    .MakeGenericMethod(interfaceType.GetGenericArguments())
    .Invoke(null, new object[] { });

private static IList CreateList()
{
    return new List();
}