Re: how do i access methods when the .net assembly was loaded with late biding?

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From: richlm (rich_lm_at_h0tmai1.com)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:33:39 +0100

There are several approaches to invoke a method using reflection. Take a
look at the following .NET framework classes/methods on MSDN/VS.NET-help:
 - System.Activator.CreateInstance()
 - System.Type.InvokeMember()
 - System.Type.GetMember()/GetMembers()
 - System.Reflection.MethodInfo/MethodBase

Here's a code sample (console application) that loads itself dynamically and
invokes ToString() on the types it finds:

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Class1
{
 public static void Main()
 {
  Assembly SampleAssembly =
Assembly.LoadFrom(@"c:\dev\test\bin\debug\test.exe");
  Type[] Types = SampleAssembly.GetTypes();
  foreach (Type oType in Types)
  {
   object instance = Activator.CreateInstance(oType);
   string result = (string) oType.InvokeMember( "ToString",
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod,
null, instance, null );
   Console.WriteLine(result);
  }
 }
}

class class2
{
 public class2() {}
 public override string ToString()
 {
  return "hello from class2";
 }
}
 

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