DefaultControllerFactory.GetControllerInstance Method

Retrieves the controller instance for the specified request context and controller type.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Friend Overridable Function GetControllerInstance ( _
    requestContext As RequestContext, _
    controllerType As Type _
) As IController

protected internal virtual IController GetControllerInstance(
    RequestContext requestContext,
    Type controllerType
)

protected public:
virtual IController^ GetControllerInstance(
    RequestContext^ requestContext, 
    Type^ controllerType
)

Parameters

• requestContext
  Type: System.Web.Routing.RequestContext
  The context of the HTTP request, which includes the HTTP context and route data.

• controllerType
  Type: System.Type
  The type of the controller.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc.IController
The controller instance.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
HttpException	controllerType is null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentException	controllerType cannot be assigned.
InvalidOperationException	An instance of controllerType cannot be created.

See Also

Reference

DefaultControllerFactory Class

System.Web.Mvc Namespace