Passing a "class" reference instead of an "object"

[Leicester B. Ford Jr.]

I want to be able to register a class that a factory can build for me at a
later time.

How can I pass the class's type to a method?

public class MyClass{
static public void Register(Type type)
{
// do something with: type
}
}

....
MyClass.Register(System.Windows.Forms.Form);
....

I would get the error: "X" is a 'type' but is used like a 'variable'.

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Thanks,

[Michael Culley]

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"Leicester B. Ford Jr." <Le*******@online.nospam> wrote in message
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I want to be able to register a class that a factory can build for me at a
later time.

How can I pass the class's type to a method?

public class MyClass{
static public void Register(Type type)
{
// do something with: type
}
}

...
MyClass.Register(System.Windows.Forms.Form);
...

I would get the error: "X" is a 'type' but is used like a 'variable'.

--
Thanks,

[Kevin Yu [MSFT]]

Hi LeiFord,

First of all, I would like to confirm my understanding of your issue. From
your description, I understand that you need to pass a type object to a
static method. If there is any misunderstanding, please feel free to let me
know.

In C#, you need to use typeof() keywork to get the type of that class. For
example:

MyClass.Register(typeof(System.Windows.Forms.Form) );

HTH.

Kevin Yu
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