How to get a user control's type given its path

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Is there a way to translate a path to a user control, ~/usercontrols/MyUserControl.ascx, to a type, as in typeof(MyUserControl)?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '11 at 18:36

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Use the LoadControl() method on the Page class:

Loads a Control object from a file based on a specified virtual path. MSDN

LoadControl("MyUserControl.ascx").GetType()

answered Mar 05 '11 at 18:36

Stefan

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Is it possible to get the type without actually instantiating and instance? – Mr Bell Mar 05 '11 at 18:45
Give BuildManager.GetCompiledType(string virtualPath) a shot (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.compilation.buildmanager.getcompiledtype.aspx). Since the use control will be compiled if it was not already a fear there are some security concerns ahead... – Stefan Mar 05 '11 at 19:06

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