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Package.CreateInstance Method

Creates the specified COM object using the Visual Studio's local registry CLSID object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.9.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.9.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function CreateInstance ( _
    ByRef clsid As Guid, _
    ByRef iid As Guid, _
    type As Type _
) As Object
'Usage
Dim instance As Package 
Dim clsid As Guid 
Dim iid As Guid 
Dim type As Type 
Dim returnValue As Object 

returnValue = instance.CreateInstance(clsid, _
    iid, type)
public Object CreateInstance(
    ref Guid clsid,
    ref Guid iid,
    Type type
)
public:
Object^ CreateInstance(
    Guid% clsid, 
    Guid% iid, 
    Type^ type
)
public function CreateInstance(
    clsid : Guid, 
    iid : Guid, 
    type : Type
) : Object

Parameters

  • clsid
    Type: System.Guid%

    The CLSID of the object to create.

  • iid
    Type: System.Guid%

    The interface IID the object implements.

  • type
    Type: System.Type

    The managed type of the object to return.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
An instance of the created object.

Remarks

The CreateInstance method creates the specified object using the Visual Studio local registry CLSID object. After creation it is cast to the given type. If Visual Studio cannot create it for any reason, the package uses Activator.CreatInstance. This allows managed classes to be registered in local to the particular Visual Studio version in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\clsid.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Package Class

Package Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace