Activator Utils
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using System;
namespace Slf
{
/// <summary>
/// Provides helper methods that supplement the
/// <see cref="System.Activator"/>.
/// </summary>
internal static class ActivatorUtils
{
/// <summary>
/// Instantiates an object of the given type.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type being instantiated</typeparam>
/// <param name="typeName">The full type name</param>
/// <param name="logger">A logger which is used to log any
/// problems which occur in the instantiation process.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
internal static T Instantiate<T>(string typeName)
{
Type typeToInstantiate = Type.GetType(typeName);
// check that the type can be located
if (typeToInstantiate == null)
{
return default(T);
}
// create instance of the given type
object instantiatedInstance;
try
{
instantiatedInstance = Activator.CreateInstance(typeToInstantiate);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
return default(T);
}
// make sure we do infact have an item of the correct type
T instantiatedType = default(T);
try
{
instantiatedType = (T)instantiatedInstance;
}
catch (InvalidCastException)
{
}
return instantiatedType;
}
}
}
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