C# / .NET Convert string to a usable type that references a DLL class

Question

I have a set of code that takes in a value (a string) that contains the exact name of a class that I need to reference. The class to be referenced is in a separate DLL file (I already put the using lib_vxmanager; for the DLL). I simply need to get the string to a proper type that can be used to do something like this:

Classname class = new Classname();

Code sample:

public void Classreference(string reference_name)
{
    string Classname = reference_name.Split('{','}')[0]; //This is the classname
    //Convert name to type here
}

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 04 '17 at 15:56

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You need to use the Activator:

var obj = Activator.CreateInstance("Your assembly name", "Your class name");

answered Mar 04 '17 at 15:56

kyrylomyr

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 04 '17 at 16:26

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You can try Assembly.CreateInstance and Activator.CreateInstance.

answered Mar 04 '17 at 16:26

Ragnarokkr Xia

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C# / .NET Convert string to a usable type that references a DLL class

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