Create custom list adaptor in MonoDroid

ListView view = new ListView(this);
MyAdapter adapter = new MyAdapter(this);
view.Adapter = adapter;
mainLayout.AddView(view);

adapter.Add("111");
adapter.Add("222");
adapter.Add("333");
adapter.Add("444");


private class MyAdapter : ArrayAdapter<string> {
  private int m_preferredListHeight = -1;

  public MyAdapter(Context ctx) : base(ctx, 0) { }

  public override View GetView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
    LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(this.Context) { Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal };

    ImageView icon = new ImageView(this.Context);
    icon.SetImageDrawable(this.Context.Resources.GetDrawable(Resource.Drawable.icon_large));
    icon.SetAdjustViewBounds(true);
    icon.SetMaxHeight(GetPreferredListHeight());
    layout.AddView(icon);

    TextView text = new TextView(this.Context);
    text.Text = GetItem(position);
    layout.AddView(text);

    return layout;
  }

  private int GetPreferredListHeight() {
    if (this.m_preferredListHeight == -1) {
      TypedValue typedValue = new TypedValue(); //create a new typed value to received the resolved attribute value
      DisplayMetrics displayMetrics = this.Context.Resources.DisplayMetrics;
      int resId = Android.Resource.Attribute.ListPreferredItemHeight;
      if (!this.Context.Theme.ResolveAttribute(resId, typedValue, true)) {
        throw new ArgumentException("Resource ID #" + resId);
      }

      if (typedValue.Type != DataType.Dimension) {
        throw new ArgumentException("Resource ID #" + resId + " type " + typedValue.Type + " is not valid");
      }

      this.m_preferredListHeight = TypedValue.ComplexToDimensionPixelSize(typedValue.Data, displayMetrics);
    }

    return this.m_preferredListHeight;
  }
}