Bryan Phillips wrote:

> How does this work for you?
>
> // I am assuming the class is in the same project as the form.
> Dim t As Type = Me.GetType().Assembly.GetType("Namespace.ClassName");
>
> // Get the default constructor of the class.
> Dim uc As UserControl = t.GetConstructors()[0].Invoke(null);
>
> // Add the control to the form.
> Me.Controls.Add(uc);

"Nick Locke" <nick@nicklocke.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Cd2dnUp2LN1mTKnbnZ2dnUVZ8vidnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk:

> Bryan Phillips wrote:
>
> > How does this work for you?
> >
> > // I am assuming the class is in the same project as the form.
> > Dim t As Type = Me.GetType().Assembly.GetType("Namespace.ClassName");
> >
> > // Get the default constructor of the class.
> > Dim uc As UserControl = t.GetConstructors()[0].Invoke(null);
> >
> > // Add the control to the form.
> > Me.Controls.Add(uc);
>
> Bryan, thanks. This looks like it will do the job for me, except that I am
> coming unstuck on the second line. VB does not like the
> GetConstructors()[0].Invoke(null) construct. After the (), intellisense
> does not offer me Invoke. After [0], intellisense just evaporates
> altogether.
>
> I have tried splitting it up to create an array of ConstructorInfo objects
> first and then index into that. Doing it that way lets me do an Invoke (it
> also dislikes the null):
>
> Dim ci() As Reflection.ConstructorInfo
> ci = t.GetConstructors()
> Dim uc As UserControl = ci(0).Invoke(New Object)
>
> but that falls over at run-time, telling me to use "new" when defining the
> array (which of course can't be done).
>
> I'm probably missing something very silly now I suspect - and would
> appreciate what will hopefully be the last gentle prod towards success!
>
> Thanks.