DefaultControllerFactory.GetControllerInstance Method

Retrieves the controller instance for the specified request context and controller type.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

abstract GetControllerInstance : 
        requestContext:RequestContext * 
        controllerType:Type -> IController  
override GetControllerInstance : 
        requestContext:RequestContext * 
        controllerType:Type -> IController

Parameters

requestContext
Type: System.Web.Routing.RequestContext

The context of the HTTP request, which includes the HTTP context and route data.

controllerType
Type: System.Type

The type of the controller.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc.IController
The controller instance.

ExceptionCondition
HttpException

controllerType is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentException

controllerType cannot be assigned.

InvalidOperationException

An instance of controllerType cannot be created.

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