Locates the specified type from this assembly and creates an instance of it using the system activator, using case-sensitive search.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Function CreateInstance( _
   ByVal typeName As String _
) As Object
[C#]
public object CreateInstance(
 string typeName
);
[C++]
public: Object* CreateInstance(
 String* typeName
);
[JScript]
public function CreateInstance(
   typeName : String
) : Object;

Parameters

typeName

The Type.FullName of the type to locate.

Return Value

An instance of Object representing the type, with culture, arguments, binder, and activation attributes set to a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), and BindingFlags set to Public or Instance, or a null reference (Nothing) if typeName is not found.

Exceptions

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Standard

.NET Framework Security: 

• ReflectionPermission when invoked late-bound through mechanisms such as Type.InvokeMember. Associated enumeration: ReflectionPermissionFlag.MemberAccess.

See Also

Assembly Class | Assembly Members | System.Reflection Namespace | Assembly.CreateInstance Overload List