I'm passing an object into a method, which accepts it as an Object. The
method then needs to use this object in its original type, which it does a
bit like this:
Public Function SomeFunction(ByVal obj as Object) As Boolean
Dim newObj as Object
newObj = Activator.CreateInstance(obj.GetType())
newObj = obj
'Use newObj to do the work
'etc...
However, I may be passing in objects with no public or parameterless
constructors, which seems to be a problem for "Activator.CreateInstance".
Given I have my object (albeit as an Object) and its type, which doesn't
have a public constructor, how do I create a new object ("newObj") of the
correct type? Alternatively, how do I cast my object ("obj") to its type,
which right now seems a more likely solution?
Thanks in advance for any help (doesn't have to be VB).
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