Package.CreateInstance Method

Creates the specified COM object using the Visual Studio's local registry CLSID object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function CreateInstance ( _
    ByRef clsid As Guid, _
    ByRef iid As Guid, _
    type As Type _
) As Object

public Object CreateInstance(
    ref Guid clsid,
    ref Guid iid,
    Type type
)

public:
Object^ CreateInstance(
    Guid% clsid, 
    Guid% iid, 
    Type^ type
)

member CreateInstance : 
        clsid:Guid byref * 
        iid:Guid byref * 
        type:Type -> Object

public function CreateInstance(
    clsid : Guid, 
    iid : Guid, 
    type : Type
) : Object

Parameters

• clsid
  Type: System.Guid%

  The CLSID of the object to create.

• iid
  Type: System.Guid%

  The interface IID the object implements.

• type
  Type: System.Type

  The managed type of the object to return.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
An instance of the created object.

Remarks

The CreateInstance method creates the specified object using the Visual Studio local registry CLSID object. After creation it is cast to the given type. If Visual Studio cannot create it for any reason, the package uses Activator.CreatInstance. This allows managed classes to be registered in local to the particular Visual Studio version in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\clsid.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

Package Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace