extension of the LongListSelector in Windows Phone 8 to support binding to SelectedItem

ExtendedSelector.cs

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using Microsoft.Phone.Controls;

namespace ExtendedControls
{
    public class ExtendedSelector : LongListSelector
    {
        public static readonly DependencyProperty SelectedItemProperty =
            DependencyProperty.Register("SelectedItem", typeof (object), typeof (ExtendedSelector), new PropertyMetadata(default(object)));

        public static readonly DependencyProperty SelectionModeProperty =
            DependencyProperty.Register("SelectionMode", typeof (SelectionMode), typeof (ExtendedSelector), new PropertyMetadata(default(SelectionMode)));

        public SelectionMode SelectionMode
        {
            get { return (SelectionMode) GetValue(SelectionModeProperty); }
            set { SetValue(SelectionModeProperty, value); }
        }

        public new object SelectedItem
        {
            get { return GetValue(SelectedItemProperty); }
            set { SetValue(SelectedItemProperty, value); }
        }

        public ExtendedSelector()
        {
            SelectionMode = SelectionMode.Single;

            SelectionChanged += (sender, args) =>
            {
                if(SelectionMode == SelectionMode.Single)
                    SelectedItem = args.AddedItems[0];
                else if (SelectionMode == SelectionMode.Multiple)
                {
                    if (SelectedItem == null)
                    {
                        SelectedItem = new List<object>();
                    }

                    foreach (var item in args.AddedItems)
                    {
                        ((List<object>)SelectedItem).Add(item);                        
                    }

                    foreach (var removedItem in args.RemovedItems)
                    {
                        if (((List<object>) SelectedItem).Contains(removedItem))
                        {
                            ((List<object>) SelectedItem).Remove(removedItem);
                        }
                    }
                }
            };
        }
    }
}