Convert List(of object) to List(of string)

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Not possible without iterating to build a new list. You can wrap the list in a container that implements IList.

You can use LINQ to get a lazy evaluated version of IEnumerable<string> from an object list like this:

var stringList = myList.OfType<string>();

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