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

You can also use reflection to fetch the object's constructor and instantiate that way:

var c = typeof(T).GetConstructor();
T t = (T)c.Invoke();