How to use class name as parameter in C#

Question

what i want to do is to automatically create some object.

In Java, class can be pass as parameter, for example

Class A{

}


Object createObjectBy(class clazz){
       // .. do construction work here
}

when using it, just ---> createObjectBy(A.class)

it is benefit for a lot of things.

so, how can i do similar thing in C#????

Answer 1

Object createObjectBy(Type clazz){
   // .. do construction work here
    Object theObject = Activator.CreateInstance(clazz);
    return theObject;
}

Usage:

createObjectBy(typeof(A));

Or you could simply use Activator.CreateInstance directly :-)