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core.factory

Object factory(alias mod)(string classname);

Create instance of class specified by the module symbol and a string representing the name of the class. The class must either have no constructors or have a default constructor.

Parameters:

mod	symbol representing the module that the class is in
string `classname`	string representing the name of the class

Returns:

null if failed

Example

module foo.bar;

class C
{
    this() { x = 10; }
    int x;
}

void main()
{
    auto c = cast(C)factory!(foo.bar)("C");
    assert(c !is null && c.x == 10);
}

Library Reference

core.factory