C# cannot explicity convert type

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I have two list arrays and want to filter the results from one Array to another but I get a syntax error "cannot explicity convert type '...filtervaluesofattribure' to 'Systems.Collections.Generic.List...' .  How do I do this?  Is it possible to just filter the results back to the same LIST Array?

GetAllConvertedValue = FilteredProducts.Where(i => i.value1 == li.Text).FirstOrDefault();

List<FilteredValuesOfAttribure> GetAllConvertedValue = new List<FilteredValuesOfAttribure>();
List<FilteredValuesOfAttribure> FilteredValueOfProduct = new List<FilteredValuesOfAttribure>();
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Commented:
Hi,
In you example, after 
GetAllConvertedValue = FilteredProducts.Where(i => i.value1 == li.Text).FirstOrDefault();

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, GetAllConvertedValue  is not a list but null or an instance of element of type of FilteredProducts elements.
change this to : 
GetAllConvertedValue = FilteredProducts.Where(i => i.value1 == li.Text).ToList()

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to have a list as result (none or several elements)

thus, what to you mean exactly by "Ifilter the results from one Array to another" ?
it_saigeDeveloper
Commented:
Is it possible to just filter the results back to the same LIST Array?
Yes it is possible, however, you lose all of the contents of the master (or original) list.  Consider the following - 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

namespace EE_Q28690720
{
	class Program
	{
		static List<Person> people = new List<Person>() 
		{ 
			new Person() { ID = 1, Name = "Jim", Gender = Gender.Male }, 
			new Person() { ID = 2, Name = "Julie", Gender = Gender.Female }, 
			new Person() { ID = 3, Name = "Peter", Gender = Gender.Male }, 
			new Person() { ID = 4, Name = "Patricia", Gender = Gender.Female }, 
			new Person() { ID = 5, Name = "Vance", Gender = Gender.Male }, 
			new Person() { ID = 6, Name = "Vanessa", Gender = Gender.Female } 
		}; 

		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			Console.WriteLine("Full list");
			foreach (var person in people)
				Console.WriteLine("{0} [{1}] is a {2}", person.Name, person.ID, person.Gender);

			people = (from person in people where person.Gender.Equals(Gender.Female) select person).ToList();

			Console.WriteLine();
			Console.WriteLine("Now filtered");
			foreach (var person in people)
				Console.WriteLine("{0} [{1}] is a {2}", person.Name, person.ID, person.Gender);

			Console.ReadLine();
		}
	}

	class Person
	{
		public int ID { get; set; }
		public string Name { get; set; }
		public Gender Gender { get; set; }
	}

	enum Gender : int
	{
		None = 0,
		Male = 1,
		Female = 2,
		Unknown = 3,
		Undeclared = 4
	}
}

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Which produces the following output -Capture.JPG
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