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Re: Replacement for "class of" in C#?

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From: Marc Rohloff TeamB
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:47
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On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:42:34 -0700, Shawn Oster wrote:

> My question is: How can I create a type-safe class type to pass into my 
> factory?  All the examples I see require creating a concrete factory for 
> every concrete class but that seems like a waste.  I'm sure I'm just 
> overlooking something super simple.

Generally you use the System.Type object.

System.Type t = typeof(Gizmo);
or
System.Type t = GizmoInstance.GetType();

then
  Gizmo g = (Gizmo)Activator.CreateInstance(t, constructor_params);

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Marc Rohloff [TeamB]
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