How to instantiate a type dynamically using reflection?

Question

I need to instatiate a C# type dynamically, using reflection. Here is my scenario: I am writing a base class, which will need to instantiate a certain object as a part of its in

Answer 1

You might want to use generics instead:

public abstract class MyBaseClass where T : new()
{
    protected MyBaseClass()
    {
        T myObj = new T();
         // Instantiate object of type passed in 
         /* This is the part I'm trying to figure out */
    }
}

public class MyDerivedClass : MyBaseClass
{
    public MyDerivedClass() 
    {
    }
}

The where T : new() is required to support the new T() construct.