Type cast from Java.Lang.Object to native CLR type in MonoDroid

Question

How to cast Java.Lang.Object to some native type?

Example:

ListView adapter contains instances of native type Message. When i am trying to get SelectedItem from

Answer 1

I used this code from above answer and it works fine to me

    public static class ObjectTypeHelper
{
    public static T Cast(this Java.Lang.Object obj) where T : class
    {
        var propertyInfo = obj.GetType().GetProperty("Instance");
        return propertyInfo == null ? null : propertyInfo.GetValue(obj, null) as T;
    }
}

and this is how I used

var selectedLocation = locationSpinner.SelectedItem.Cast();

I am able to get my location object fine from spinner