generic Form frmX = new based on class name

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I have an application where I say essentially:

Type typeForm = Type.GetType(stringPassedIn)
Form frmX = null;
if (typeForm == Type.GetType("somenamespace.someform") {
frmX = new somenamespace.someform()
} else if (typeForm = Type.GetType("somenamespace.anotherform") {
frmX = new somenamespace.anotherform()
} else ....// and so an ad naseum for all the forms

Every time we add a form, we have to add it to this code. I want something much more generic.

What I want to be able to do is something like this

Type typeForm = Type.GetType(stringPassedIn)
Form frmX = new //something that uses the typeForm or stringPassedIN

Regards,

Madman Pierre aka Peter Horwood
 
madmanpierre said:
I have an application where I say essentially:

Type typeForm = Type.GetType(stringPassedIn)
Form frmX = null;
if (typeForm == Type.GetType("somenamespace.someform") {
frmX = new somenamespace.someform()
} else if (typeForm = Type.GetType("somenamespace.anotherform") {
frmX = new somenamespace.anotherform()
} else ....// and so an ad naseum for all the forms

Every time we add a form, we have to add it to this code. I want
something much more generic.
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If you're going to have to do specific things for different types, you
might as well avoid using GetType so often and do straight string
comparisons:

Form frmX = null;
switch (stringPassedIn)
{
case "somenamespace.someform":
frmX = new somenamespace.someform();
break;

// etc
}
What I want to be able to do is something like this

Type typeForm = Type.GetType(stringPassedIn)
Form frmX = new //something that uses the typeForm or stringPassedIN
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Use Activator.CreateInstance.
 
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