Create form from name

[Shayne H]

I was using the following code to create a form from its class name. It was
working then at some point I must have broken it, and now have no idea why
it will not work. The CreateInstance method returns <Nothing>

Class MyClass
Function OpenForm(ByVal FormName As String) As Form
Dim obj As Object
obj = Me.GetType.Asse mbly.CreateInst ance(FormName, False)
Return CType(obj,Form)
End Function
End Class

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Thanks for any help,
Shayne H

[CJ Taylor]

I've done something just like this just the other day.

I used Activator along with that and used GetExecutingAss embly() instead...

I have the code at work unfortunatly =(
"Shayne H" <shaynehATlycos SPAMGOTOHELLcoD OTuk> wrote in message
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I was using the following code to create a form from its class name. It was working then at some point I must have broken it, and now have no idea why
it will not work. The CreateInstance method returns <Nothing>

Class MyClass
Function OpenForm(ByVal FormName As String) As Form
Dim obj As Object
obj = Me.GetType.Asse mbly.CreateInst ance(FormName, False)
Return CType(obj,Form)
End Function
End Class

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Thanks for any help,
Shayne H

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Hello,

"Shayne H" <shaynehATlycos SPAMGOTOHELLcoD OTuk> schrieb:

I was using the following code to create a form from its class name. It was working then at some point I must have broken it, and now have no idea why
it will not work. The CreateInstance method returns <Nothing>

This works for me:

\\\
Dim objNewForm As Object = _
Activator.Creat eInstance( _
Type.GetType("M yApplication.Sa mpleForm") _
)
Dim frm As Form = DirectCast(objN ewForm, Form)
frm.Show()
///

HTH,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet

[CJ Taylor]

That was a lot simplier than what I did...
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.ac tivevb.de> wrote in message
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Hello,

"Shayne H" <shaynehATlycos SPAMGOTOHELLcoD OTuk> schrieb:

I was using the following code to create a form from its class name. It

was

working then at some point I must have broken it, and now have no idea why it will not work. The CreateInstance method returns <Nothing>

This works for me:

\\\
Dim objNewForm As Object = _
Activator.Creat eInstance( _
Type.GetType("M yApplication.Sa mpleForm") _
)
Dim frm As Form = DirectCast(objN ewForm, Form)
frm.Show()
///

HTH,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet