How to create a new object instance from a Type

Question

One may not always know the Type of an object at compile-time, but may need to create an instance of the Type.

How do you get a new objec

Answer 1

Just as an extra to anyone using the above answers that implement:

ObjectType instance = (ObjectType)Activator.CreateInstance(objectType);

Be careful - if your Constructor isn't "Public" then you will get the following error:

"System.MissingMethodException: 'No parameterless constructor defined for this object."

Your class can be Internal/Friend, or whatever you need but the constructor must be public.