dynamically create class instance from class name

[Scott Izu]

'Method 1
Dim Form1 As Form = Activator.Creat eInstance(Of frmContractEdit )()
Form1.Show()

'Method 2
Dim Form2Type As Type = GetType(frmCont ractEdit)
MsgBox(Form2Typ e.AssemblyQuali fiedName)
Dim Form2 As Form = CType(Activator .CreateInstance (Form2Type), Form)
Form2.Show()

'Method 3
'Fusion. needs to be in front and was found using MsgBox above
'frmContractEdi t needs to have Inherits System.Windows. Forms.Form in its Class definition (designer)
Dim Form3Type As Type = Type.GetType("F usion.frmContra ctEdit", True, True)
MsgBox(Form3Typ e.AssemblyQuali fiedName)
Dim Form3 As Form = CType(Activator .CreateInstance (Form3Type), Form)
Form3.Show()

'Method 4
Dim Form4 As Form = CType(Activator .CreateInstance (Type.GetType(" Fusion.frmContr actEdit", True, True)), Form)
Form4.Show()

[Scott Izu]

Passing Paramters to Dynamically created class vb.NET

'Method 5
'Needs Fusion. in front
'Pass parameters using overload Activator.Creat eInstance Object Paramater Array
'frmLegalServic esEdit(ByVal DD_TablesID As String, ByVal dgdBrow As DataGridView)
Dim FType As Type = Type.GetType ("Fusion.frmLeg alServicesEdit" , True, True)
Dim Args() As Object = {Me.DD_TablesID , Me.dgdBrow}
Dim Form5 As Form = CType(Activator .CreateInstance (FType, Args), Form)
Form5.Show()