Compact Framework - how do I dynamically create type with no default constructor?

Question

I\'m using the .NET CF 3.5. The type I want to create does not have a default constructor so I want to pass a string to an overloaded constructor. How do I do this?

Answer 1

See if this works for you (untested):

Type t = a.GetType("type info here");
var ctors = t.GetConstructors();
string s = "Pass me to the ctor of t";
MyObj o = ctors[0].Invoke(new[] { s }) as MyObj;

If the type has more than one constructor then you may have to do some fancy footwork to find the one that accepts your string parameter.

Edit: Just tested the code, and it works.

Edit2: Chris' answer shows the fancy footwork I was talking about! ;-)