How can I create an Delphi object from a class reference and ensure constructor execution?

Question

How can I create an instance of an object using a class reference, and ensure that the constructor is executed?

In this code example, the constructor of TMyClass wi

Answer 1

Your code slightly modified:

type
  TMyObject = class(TObject)
    MyStrings: TStrings;
    constructor Create; virtual;
  end;
  TMyClass = class of TMyObject;

constructor TMyObject.Create;
begin
  inherited Create;
  MyStrings := TStringList.Create;
end;

procedure Test; 
var
  C: TMyClass;
  Instance: TObject;
begin
   C := TMyObject;
   Instance := C.Create;
end;