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diff Chronosv2/source/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs @ 10:443821e55f06
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author | stevenh7776 stevenhollidge@hotmail.com |
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date | Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:25:44 +0700 |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/Chronosv2/source/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs Tue Feb 21 17:25:44 2012 +0700 @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +using System; +using System.Reflection; + +namespace Chronos.Extensions +{ + /// <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<IDataType>(); + /// </code> + /// </example> + public static T CreateInstance<T>(this Type type, params object[] constructorParameters) + { + var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(type, constructorParameters); + return (T)instance; + } + + #endregion + } +} \ No newline at end of file