Return a list of types in the assembly:
Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetTypes()
Test if a type implements an interface
if( typeof(IYourInterface).IsAssignableFrom(type) ) {
Create an instance:
Activator.CreateInstance( type, new object[] { any, parameters, the, ctor,
needs } )
Adam..
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Rutten
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 7:27 AM
> To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Searching classes in an assembly
>
> Hello all,
>
> I've been wondering how to do something tricky, and I
> can'tfind a single reference about it in the msdn docs...
>
> Imagine I have a regular windows program, with a bunchof
> classes that all implement a certain interface. There are
> also lots of other classes that do not implement it.
> The interface defines a readonly property called Name which
> returns the name of the class.
> Now I would like add a textbox, where the user can type a
> string at runtime, and then the app has to find (and
> initialize) the class which name equals the entered text.
>
> But for this to work I need to do 2 things I can't find:
> 1) search an assembly at runtimefor classes that implement an
> interface
> 2) create an instance of a class using a variable type (or don't I?)
>
> Any thoughts on how to approach this?
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