public static ToolPage PageFromType(string id)
{
List <Type> pagetypes = VType.GetDerivedTypes(typeof(ToolPage), Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
foreach (Type pagetype in pagetypes)
{
ToolPage instance = Activator.CreateInstance(pagetype) as ToolPage;
if (instance.PageName == id)
{
return(instance);
}
instance.Dispose();
}
return(null);
}
public static List <Type> GetDerivedTypes(Type baseType, Assembly assembly)
{
// Get all types from the given assembly
Type[] types = assembly.GetTypes();
List <Type> derivedTypes = new List <Type>();
for (int i = 0, count = types.Length; i < count; i++)
{
Type type = types[i];
if (VType.IsSubclassOf(type, baseType))
{
// The current type is derived from the base type,
// so add it to the list
derivedTypes.Add(type);
}
}
return(derivedTypes);
}
