C# - Convert String to Class Object

Question

I am working with someone else\'s code and trying to make some modifications. So what I\'m needing to do is take the following:

RemoteFileDP remoteFile = ne         


        

Answer 1

If you don't wish to modify the source project that RemoteFileDP lives in (or can't) you could write an extension method such as below:

public static RemoteFileDP ConvertToRemoteFileDP(this string location)
{
    // Somehow create a RemoteFileDP object with your 
    // location string and return it
}

That way you could run the line of code you want:

RemoteFileDP remoteFile = locationDirectory;

With a slight modification as follows:

RemoteFileDP remoteFile = locationDirectory.ConvertToRemoteFileDP();

Would this allow you to solve your problem?