Hi,

I am trying to get hold of an EntityFactory (let's say CustomerEntityFactory) using a string like "customer" instead of using the Type which the EntityFactoryFactory expects. The "EntityFactoryFactory" expects a System.Type or EntityType as an argument to create the EntityFactory. How can I get the EntityFactory from a string instead? Would it be possible for me to write an extension method to EntityFactoryFactory to enable that functionality?

Thank You, Vish

Two options spring to mind...

1) You can either use a big switch statement which checks the value of the string you provide and creates the relevant factory for you - this is a prime candidate for creating from a template so that it stays up to date as you regenerate the code.

2) The other option is to use reflection - have a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.activator.createinstance.aspx

Matt

Hi MTrinder,

Too bad that EntityFactoryFactory is not a partial class. I think all generated classes should be partial class just in case. But I came up with the following instead of a big if loop...

public static class Helpers { public static IEntityFactory GetFactory( string typeOfEntity ) { EntityType result = (EntityType) Enum.Parse(typeof(EntityType), typeOfEntity); return EntityFactoryFactory.GetFactory( result ); } }

Thank You, Vish