IntentSerialization.cs

using System;
using Android.Content;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace LBMobileX
{
	public static class IntentExtensions
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Serializes an object into the intent
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">Name of the extra</param>
		/// <param name="value">Object that will be serialized</param>
		/// <typeparam name="T">Type of object being serialized.</typeparam>
		public static void PutExtra<T>(this Intent @this, string name, T value) {
			@this.PutExtra (name, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(value));
		}

		public static Type GetExtra<T>(this Intent @this, string name) {
			return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T> (@this.GetStringExtra (name));
		}
	}
}