Array of Type conversions?

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Otus

You are probably better off enumerating the TList directly when adding to the custom array - creating an Object[] array is an unnecessary step, at least in your example.

Something like (untested):

Function ListToArrayOf:Object(list:TList, of:TTypeId)
	Local arrayType:TTypeId = of.ArrayType()
	Local result:Object = arrayType.NewArray( list.Count() )
	Local idx:Int = 0
	For Local obj:Object = EachIn list
		arrayType.SetArrayElement result, idx, obj
	Next
	Return result
End Function

Anyway, if you know the target type before runtime, you should probably not use reflection, but have a specific function for each type you need to use.