How to create an object of class from his string name in C#/NET in Windows Phone application?
For example in PHP:
$a = 'MainClass';
$b = new $a();
Can I do this in C#/.NET for Windows Phone application?
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[this](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.activator.createinstance.aspx) is what you're looking for – Doan Cuong Jul 16 '13 at 07:51
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This [post](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/223952/c-sharp-create-an-instance-of-a-class-from-a-string) may have answered your question. – Dong Jul 16 '13 at 07:56
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Try this (providing MainClass has a default constructor):
// Depending on where you call it, it may require full class name: "MyNameSpace.MainClass"
var b = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType("MainClass"));
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var obj = (MyType)Activator.CreateInstance("MyTypeAssembly", "MyType"))
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2You don't have `MyType` - only it's name. Otherwise you can simply do `new MyType()` – Sergey Berezovskiy Jul 16 '13 at 07:53