Question

I need to create a .NET control (in ASP.NET) from a string that represents the control’s name.

Control myList = SomeSystemClass.GetControlByName("DropDownList");

I guess there is some reflection method in the .NET platform that allows this but I have no idea which one. Any ideas?

Answer 1

For Server Controls:

Control c = Page.ParseControl("<asp:DropDownList runat='server' />");

Or more specifically for your example:

string ctrlName = "DropDownList";
Control c = Page.ParseControl("<asp:" + ctrlName  + " runat='server' />");

For User Controls:

MyControl myControl1 = (MyControl)LoadControl("TempControl_Samples1.ascx");