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+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace MetroWpf
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extension methods for the reflection meta data type "Type"
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class TypeExtensions
+    {
+        #region · Extensions ·
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates and returns an instance of the desired type
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type to be instanciated.</param>
+        /// <param name="constructorParameters">Optional constructor parameters</param>
+        /// <returns>The instanciated object</returns>
+        /// <example>
+        /// 	<code>
+        /// var type = Type.GetType(".NET full qualified class Type")
+        /// var instance = type.CreateInstance();
+        /// </code>
+        /// </example>
+        public static object CreateInstance(this Type type, params object[] constructorParameters)
+        {
+            return CreateInstance<object>(type, constructorParameters);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates and returns an instance of the desired type casted to the generic parameter type T
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The data type the instance is casted to.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="type">The type to be instanciated.</param>
+        /// <param name="constructorParameters">Optional constructor parameters</param>
+        /// <returns>The instanciated object</returns>
+        /// <example>
+        /// 	<code>
+        /// var type = Type.GetType(".NET full qualified class Type")
+        /// var instance = type.CreateInstance&lt;IDataType&gt;();
+        /// </code>
+        /// </example>
+        public static T CreateInstance<T>(this Type type, params object[] constructorParameters)
+        {
+            var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(type, constructorParameters);
+            return (T)instance;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
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