How to get instance Type from Type.GetType function

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I am trying to use Type.GetType(name of type in string format) to get an
instance Type. For example: Type t = Type.GetType("System.Data.DataTable").
I have no trouble to get a value type For example: Type t =
Type.GetType("System.String").
 
I am trying to use Type.GetType(name of type in string format) to get an
instance Type. For example: Type t = Type.GetType("System.Data.DataTable").
I have no trouble to get a value type For example: Type t =
Type.GetType("System.String").
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typeof is the best way of doing this if you know the name in advance.
If you don't, you also need to know the assembly the type is in -
Type.GetType only looks in the currently executing assembly and
mscorlib unless you specify the assembly name as well.
 
You need to add the assembly name in for any type that is not in the corrent assembly or mscorlib. So

Type t = Type.GetType("System.Data.DataTable, System.Data, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089");

Will work (for version 1.1 of the framework - if you're using 1.0 use the version number for that one)

Btw: System.String is not a Value Type, it a Reference Type

Regards

Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor
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Did you try "typeof(...)" ?

- Sahil Malik
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[email protected] said:
I am trying to use Type.GetType(name of type in string format) to get an
instance Type. For example: Type t =
Type.GetType("System.Data.DataTable").
I have no trouble to get a value type For example: Type t =
Type.GetType("System.String").
Click to expand...



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