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  1. using System;
  2. using System.Collections.Generic;
  3. using System.Linq;
  4.  
  5. //public interface IThing {} 
  6. public class MachineClass /* : IThing */ { }
  7. public class AnimalClass  /* : IThing */ { }
  8. public class Plane        /* : IThing */ { }
  9.  
  10. public class Program
  11. {
  12.      public enum Things
  13.      {
  14.          Car,
  15.          Animal,
  16.          Plane
  17.      }
  18.  
  19.      private static readonly IDictionary<Things, string> _classNameMap = 
  20.          new Dictionary<Things, string> {
  21.           { Things.Car,    "MachineClass" },
  22.           { Things.Animal, "AnimalClass"  },
  23.           { Things.Plane,  "FlyClass"     }  };
  24.  
  25.      public static void Main(string[] args)
  26.      {
  27.          var realtypes = _classNameMap.ToDictionary(
  28.                  kvp => kvp.Key,
  29.                  kvp => System.Type.GetType(/*"Namespace." +*/ kvp.Value));
  30.  
  31.          Type dynamicType = realtypes[Things.Plane]; // typeof(Namespace.FlyClass)
  32.  
  33.          foreach (var realtype in realtypes)
  34.              Console.WriteLine("{0}, class {1}", 
  35.                      realtype.Key, realtype.Value);
  36.      }
  37.  
  38. }
  39.  
stdin 
Standard input is empty
compilation info 
prog.cs(31,15): warning CS0219: The variable `dynamicType' is assigned but its value is never used
Compilation succeeded - 1 warning(s)
stdout 
Car, class MachineClass
Animal, class AnimalClass
Plane, class
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language:
C# (gmcs 5.20.1)
created:
14 years ago
visibility:
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