Mega Code Archive
Creates a new instance of a specified COM type
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using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
[ComVisible(true)]
class MyComVisibleType {
public MyComVisibleType() {
Console.WriteLine("MyComVisibleType instantiated!");
}
}
[ComVisible(false)]
class MyComNonVisibleType {
public MyComNonVisibleType() {
Console.WriteLine("MyComNonVisibleType instantiated!");
}
}
class Test {
public static void Main() {
CreateComInstance("MyComVisibleType");
}
static void CreateComInstance(string typeName) {
try {
AppDomain currentDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
string assemblyName = currentDomain.FriendlyName;
currentDomain.CreateComInstanceFrom(assemblyName, typeName);
} catch (Exception e) {
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
}
}
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