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popular .NET class library APIs developed to facilitate

code reuse between C# and C++.

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#pragma once

#include <dot/declare.hpp>

#include <dot/system/type.hpp>

namespace dot

{

/// contains methods to create types of objects locally or remotely, or obtain

/// references to existing remote objects. This class cannot be inherited.

class DOT_CLASS activator final

{

private: // CONSTRUCTORS

activator() = delete;

activator(const activator&) = delete;

activator operator=(const activator&) = delete;

public: // METHODS

/// Creates an instance of the specified type using that type's default constructor.

static object create_instance(type t);

/// Creates an instance of the specified type using the constructor that best matches the specified parameters.

static object create_instance(type t, list<object> params);

/// Creates an instance of the type whose name is specified, using the named assembly and default constructor.

static object create_instance(string assembly_name, string type_name);

/// Creates an instance of the type whose name is specified, using the named assembly and default constructor.

static object create_instance(string assembly_name, string type_name, list<object> params);

};

}