Creating Forms control using Activator

Hi All
I need to create a windows form control(from System.Windows. Forms.dll
assembly) dynamically using Activator.How do I achieve this?Sample code is
much more helpful.

Thanks in advance

Regards
Krishna

Nov 16 '05 #1

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Richard Blewett [DevelopMentor]

If you have a reference to the System.Windows. Forms assembly you can use:

object o = Activator.Creat eInstance(typeo f(System.Window s.Forms.Control ));

If you don;t you need to use:

Type t = Type.GetType("S ystem.Windows.F orms.Control, System.Windows. Forms, Version=1.0.500 0.0, Culture=neutral , PublicKeyToken= b77a5c561934e08 9");
object o = Activator.Creat eInstance(t);

Incidently its a bit unusual to want to create aninstance of the base Control class, what are you trying to do

Regards

Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/richardb/weblog

Hi All
I need to create a windows form control(from System.Windows. Forms.dll
assembly) dynamically using Activator.How do I achieve this?Sample code is
much more helpful.

Thanks in advance

Regards
Krishna

Nov 16 '05 #2

Basically I'm trying to create controls like TextBox,Panel and Splitter like
controls dynamically and attaching them to my form.These control's
properties are defined in an XML file such as alignment,docki ng styles and
colors(like XAML for Longhorn).
Thanks for your kind reply..
Regards
Krishna

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If you have a reference to the System.Windows. Forms assembly you can use:

object o = Activator.Creat eInstance(typeo f(System.Window s.Forms.Control ));
If you don;t you need to use:

Type t = Type.GetType("S ystem.Windows.F orms.Control, System.Windows. Forms, Version=1.0.500 0.0, Culture=neutral ,
PublicKeyToken= b77a5c561934e08 9"); object o = Activator.Creat eInstance(t);

Incidently its a bit unusual to want to create aninstance of the base Control class, what are you trying to do
Regards

Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/richardb/weblog

Hi All
I need to create a windows form control(from System.Windows. Forms.dll
assembly) dynamically using Activator.How do I achieve this?Sample code is much more helpful.

Thanks in advance

Regards
Krishna

Nov 16 '05 #3

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