CreateInstance Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, ...
.NET Framework Class Library
TypeConverter..::.CreateInstance Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, IDictionary)

Creates an instance of the type that this TypeConverter is associated with, using the specified context, given a set of property values for the object.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Function CreateInstance ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    propertyValues As IDictionary _
) As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim context As ITypeDescriptorContext
Dim propertyValues As IDictionary
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.CreateInstance(context, _
    propertyValues)
C#
public virtual Object CreateInstance(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context,
    IDictionary propertyValues
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual Object^ CreateInstance(
    ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
    IDictionary^ propertyValues
)
JScript
public function CreateInstance(
    context : ITypeDescriptorContext, 
    propertyValues : IDictionary
) : Object

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel..::.ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
propertyValues
Type: System.Collections..::.IDictionary
An IDictionary of new property values.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object
An Object representing the given IDictionary, or nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the object cannot be created. This method always returns nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Use this method for objects that are immutable, but for which you want to provide changeable properties.

Notes to Inheritors:

Override this method if the type you want to convert must re-create the object to change its value.

Use the context parameter to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is invoked. This parameter can be nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), so always check it. Also, properties on the context object can return nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

The dictionary provided by the propertyValues parameter has a series of name/value pairs, one for each property returned from GetProperties.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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