Pass in Generic Type to a method

Question

Is this possible?

When a type gets passed in to a method, I want to instantiate the generic class myClass

public class myClass<T>
{

}

public void PassInType(Type myType)
{

myClass<myType> c=new myClass<myType>();
}

Update:

Okay since thats not possible, how do I do this

public myMethod(string myType)
{

myClass<myType> c=new myClass<myType>();

}

Please add the language tag. – Paul Bellora Dec 05 '12 at 22:56 — Paul Bellora, Dec 05 '12 at 22:56

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 05 '12 at 22:30

5

No; that's fundamentally impossible.

The whole point of generics is that they create compile-time types.
You're trying to create a type which is unknown at compile time.

You can do it using reflection, though. (typeof(MyClass<>).MakeGenericType(myType))

answered Dec 05 '12 at 22:30

SLaks

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