Declare a variable using a Type variable

Question

I have this code:

Type leftType = workItem[LeftFieldName].GetType();

I then want to declare a variable of that type:

leftTy         


        

Answer 1

This is not possible.

Variable types are a compile-time concept; it would make no sense to declare a variable of a type which is not known until runtime.
You wouldn't be able to do anything with the variable, since you wouldn't know what type it is.

You're probably looking for the dynamic keyword.