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List<myObject.GetType()> lstStuff Concept - Please Help
I am trying to do something like List<String> lstStuff without having to use the keyword "String". The objects that will go through this are dynamic and i can't reference it's type by name. I've tried things such as List<myObject.GetType()> or List<typeof(myObject)> but that give a compiler error. Are there any ways to pass the generic type without using the actual object's type name? Thanks. This is extremly urgant. i'm trying to implement a fix for a system that can only be brought down for a few hours.
Thanks.
Oh, as a side note the actual method i am trying this on isn't "List". I am using "List" as a popular example. It's really a custom method. Parse<T>(T objectToParse)
Thank you so much!
~B
Thanks.
Oh, as a side note the actual method i am trying this on isn't "List". I am using "List" as a popular example. It's really a custom method. Parse<T>(T objectToParse)
Thank you so much!
~B
Mike Tomlinson
Have you tried using Object?...
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Thanks Idle Mind,
I can't use Object because the actions applied to the passed in Type are specific to the Type being used.
I can't use Object because the actions applied to the passed in Type are specific to the Type being used.
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There are too many different types that could be passed in. I'm going to have to use objects and reflection. I didn't want to go that route but oh well. Just for the record, there is no way to use List<GetType()> for generics?
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Thanks guys!! i started re-writing it to accommodate objects and allow the method using generics to still access them via overloading to keep other things from breaking. Thanks for the clarifications!
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I'll be inspecting the member's details via reflection. That should do it. Thanks!