TypeConverter.CreateInstance Method (IDictionary) (System.ComponentModel)

CreateInstance Method (IDictionary)

.NET Framework Class Library

TypeConverter..::.CreateInstance Method (IDictionary)

Re-creates an Object given a set of property values for the object.

Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function CreateInstance ( _
    propertyValues As IDictionary _
) As Object

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim propertyValues As IDictionary
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.CreateInstance(propertyValues)

public Object CreateInstance(
    IDictionary propertyValues
)

Visual C++

public:
Object^ CreateInstance(
    IDictionary^ propertyValues
)

JScript

public function CreateInstance(
    propertyValues : IDictionary
) : Object

Parameters

propertyValues: Type: System.Collections..::.IDictionary
An IDictionary that represents a dictionary 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).

Remarks

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

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

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

Reference

TypeConverter Class

TypeConverter Members

CreateInstance Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

IDictionary