NewItemFactory.CreateInstance Method

Creates an instance of the specified Type that can be added to the collection editor or sub-property editor.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.PropertyEditing
Assembly:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction (in Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function CreateInstance ( _
    type As Type _
) As Object

public virtual Object CreateInstance(
    Type type
)

public:
virtual Object^ CreateInstance(
    Type^ type
)

abstract CreateInstance : 
        type:Type -> Object 
override CreateInstance : 
        type:Type -> Object 

public function CreateInstance(
    type : Type
) : Object

Parameters

• type
  Type: System.Type
  The type of the object to create.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
If a constructor is found for type, returns an instance of type; otherwise, nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	type is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The default implementation searches for a public constructor that takes no arguments.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

NewItemFactory Class

Microsoft.Windows.Design.PropertyEditing Namespace

GetConstructor

Other Resources

WPF Designer Extensibility