Assembly.CreateInstance Method (System.Reflection)

.NET Framework Class Library for Silverlight

Assembly..::.CreateInstance Method

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

Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function CreateInstance ( _
    typeName As String _
) As Object

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As [Assembly]
Dim typeName As String
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.CreateInstance(typeName)

public Object CreateInstance(
    string typeName
)

Parameters

typeName: Type: System..::.String
The Type..::.FullName of the type to locate.

Return Value

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

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	typeName is an empty string ("") or a string beginning with a null character.
ArgumentNullException	typeName is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
MissingMethodException	No matching constructor was found.
FileNotFoundException	typeName requires a dependent assembly that could not be found.
FileLoadException	typeName requires a dependent assembly that was found but could not be loaded.
BadImageFormatException	typeName requires a dependent assembly, but the file is not a valid assembly. -or- typeName requires a dependent assembly which was compiled for a version of the runtime later than the currently loaded version.
MemberAccessException	The method is invoked late-bound through mechanisms such as Type..::.InvokeMember.

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Reference

Assembly Class

Assembly Members

System.Reflection Namespace