How to use typeof or GetType() as Generic's Template?

Question

If it\'s harder to explain using words, let\'s look at an example I have a generic function like this

void FunctionA() where T : Form, new()
{
}
         


        

Answer 1

A few years late and from a msdn blog, but this might help:

Type t = typeof(Customer);  
IList list = (IList)Activator.CreateInstance((typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(t)));  
Console.WriteLine(list.GetType().FullName);