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[Alexander Muylaert]

Hi

In delphi I can do the following
TMyThing = class(Tobject)

TMyThing2 = class(TMyThing);
TMyThing3 = class(TMyThing);
TMyThing4 = class(TMyThing);

TMyThingClass = class of TMyThing;
function MakeThing(aClass : TMyThingClass) : TMyThing;
begin
result := aClass.Create;
end;

Can I do this in C#. I assume I can do something like this and what is the
syntax.

Kind regards

Alexander

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Alexander Muylaert <Re********@pandora.be> wrote:

In delphi I can do the following
TMyThing = class(Tobject)

TMyThing2 = class(TMyThing);
TMyThing3 = class(TMyThing);
TMyThing4 = class(TMyThing);

TMyThingClass = class of TMyThing;
function MakeThing(aClass : TMyThingClass) : TMyThing;
begin
result := aClass.Create;
end;

Can I do this in C#. I assume I can do something like this and what is the
syntax.

Use typeof(Foo) to get a Type reference, and use
Activator.CreateInstance to create an instance of a type.

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[Alexander Muylaert]

Thanks a lot.

Kind regards

Alexander
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Alexander Muylaert <Re********@pandora.be> wrote:

In delphi I can do the following
TMyThing = class(Tobject)

TMyThing2 = class(TMyThing);
TMyThing3 = class(TMyThing);
TMyThing4 = class(TMyThing);

TMyThingClass = class of TMyThing;
function MakeThing(aClass : TMyThingClass) : TMyThing;
begin
result := aClass.Create;
end;

Can I do this in C#. I assume I can do something like this and what is the syntax.

Use typeof(Foo) to get a Type reference, and use
Activator.CreateInstance to create an instance of a type.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too