Create object instance of a class from its name in string variable

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I don't know whether this is possible or not, but I would like to know if it is and, if so, how it works. So here is my question: I have 2-3 custom model classes of my own. For example, `Customer`, `Employee` and `Product`. I also have a class name in a string. Based on the class name, I want to create an instance and return it to a view. How can I achieve this? I know that one option is an `if/else` statement, but I would like a better, dynamic way.

Accepted Answer

Having the class name in string is not enough to be able to create its instance. As a matter of fact you will need full namespace including class name to create an object.

Assuming you have the following:

```
string className = "MyClass";
string namespaceName = "MyNamespace.MyInternalNamespace";
```

Than you you can create an instance of that class, the object of class `MyNamespace.MyInternalNamespace.MyClass` using either of the following techniques:

```
var myObj = Activator.CreateInstance(namespaceName, className);
```

or this:

```
var myObj = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType(namespaceName + "." + className));
```

Hope this helps, please let me know if not.

Create object instance of a class from its name in string variable

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