make a classname a variable

[Stephen Travis]

Since there is no eval function in VB, is there a way to make a classname a variable? For example;

Dim MyClassInstance1 As New MyClass

Dim somestring as System.String = "MyClassInstance1"
"somestring".someproperty = "somevalue"
....which would set MyClassInstance1.someproperty to "somevalue"

[Andy Gaskell]

MyClassInstance1.GetType().Name

Or if you want to make a property:

Public ReadOnly Property ClassName() As String
Get
ClassName = Me.GetType().Name
End Get
End Property
"Stephen Travis" <st*****@iname.com> wrote in message
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Since there is no eval function in VB, is there a way to make a classname a variable? For example;
Dim MyClassInstance1 As New MyClass

Dim somestring as System.String = "MyClassInstance1"
"somestring".someproperty = "somevalue"
...which would set MyClassInstance1.someproperty to "somevalue"

[Frank Eller [MVP]]

Hi Stephen,

Since there is no eval function in VB, is there a way to make a
classname a variable? For example;

Dim MyClassInstance1 As New MyClass

Dim somestring as System.String = "MyClassInstance1"
"somestring".someproperty = "somevalue"

Doesn't work that way. You should use Reflection instead, look at the
classes in the System.Reflection Namespace. It's a bit too complex to be
explained here ...

Regards,

Frank Eller
www.frankeller.de

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Stephen Travis" <st*****@iname.com> scripsit:

Since there is no eval function in VB, is there a way to make a classname a variable? For example;

Dim MyClassInstance1 As New MyClass

Dim somestring as System.String = "MyClassInstance1"
"somestring".someproperty = "somevalue"

See:

<URL:http://groups.google.de/groups?selm=c78n0i%2411kno%241%40ID-208219.news.uni-berlin.de>

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
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