Dynamic Object Creation

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This article explains how to create an object dynamically at run time. The procedure uses run-time class information, as discussed in the article Accessing Run-Time Class Information.

Dynamically create an object given its run-time class

1. Use the following code to dynamically create an object using the CreateObject function of the CRuntimeClass. On failure, CreateObject returns NULL instead of raising an exception:

   CRuntimeClass* pRuntimeClass = RUNTIME_CLASS(CMyClass);
   CObject* pObject = pRuntimeClass->CreateObject();
   ASSERT(pObject->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(CMyClass)));
   

See also

Destroying Window Objects
Using CObject