TypeDescriptionProvider.CreateInstance Method
Creates an object that can substitute for another data type.
Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
public virtual Object CreateInstance( IServiceProvider provider, Type objectType, Type[] argTypes, Object[] args )
Parameters
- provider
- Type: System.IServiceProvider
An optional service provider.
- objectType
- Type: System.Type
The type of object to create. This parameter is never null.
- argTypes
- Type: System.Type[]
An optional array of types that represent the parameter types to be passed to the object's constructor. This array can be null or of zero length.
- args
- Type: System.Object[]
An optional array of parameter values to pass to the object's constructor.
The IServiceProvider specified by the provider parameter is passed in by the TypeDescriptor.CreateInstance method of the TypeDescriptor class. If provider is not null, the service provider can be used by the type description provider to obtain additional context about the creation call.
The CreateInstance method is virtual and, by default, returns the result of the Activator.CreateInstance method if provider is null. If provider is null, this method will invoke the CreateInstance method of the parent provider.
Notes to InheritorsIf the derived class is not interested in providing a substitute instance, it should just call the base implementation.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
