Visual Basic: dynamically create objects using a string as the name

Question

Is there a way to dynamically create an object using a string as the class name?

I\'ve been off VB for several years now, but to solve a problem in another language,

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure Activator is used for remoting. What you want to do is use reflection to get the constor and invoke it here's an example http://www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/20050717.asp

EDIT: I was misguided about Activator until jwsample corrected me.

I think the problem your having is that your assembly is the one that GetType is using to try and find Button. You need to call it from the right assembly.

This should do it

Dim asm As System.Reflection.Assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")


Dim obj As Object = Activator.CreateInstance(asm.GetType("System.Windows.Forms.Button"))