| ActivatorCreateInstance Method (Type) |
Creates an instance of the specified type using that type's default constructor.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
SyntaxC#
public static Object CreateInstance( Type type )
Parameters
- type
- Type: SystemType
The type of object to create.
Return Value
Type: ObjectA reference to the newly created object.
Exceptions| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | type is null. |
| ArgumentException | type is not a RuntimeType. -or-type is an open generic type (that is, the ContainsGenericParameters property returns true). |
| NotSupportedException | type cannot be a TypeBuilder.-or- Creation of TypedReference, ArgIterator, Void, and RuntimeArgumentHandle types, or arrays of those types, is not supported.-or-The assembly that contains type is a dynamic assembly that was created with Save. |
| TargetInvocationException | The constructor being called throws an exception. |
| MethodAccessException | The caller does not have permission to call this constructor. |
| MemberAccessException | Cannot create an instance of an abstract class, or this member was invoked with a late-binding mechanism. |
| InvalidComObjectException | The COM type was not obtained through GetTypeFromProgID or GetTypeFromCLSID. |
| MissingMethodException | No matching public constructor was found. |
| COMException | type is a COM object but the class identifier used to obtain the type is invalid, or the identified class is not registered. |
| TypeLoadException | type is not a valid type. |
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