In C#, how to instantiate a passed generic type inside a method?

Question

How can I instantiate the type T inside my InstantiateType method below?

I\'m getting the error: \'T\' is a \'type parameter\' but is u

Answer 1

Couple of ways.

Without specifying the type must have a constructor:

T obj = default(T); //which will produce null for reference types

With a constructor:

T obj = new T();

But this requires the clause:

where T : new()