Dynamically load a type from an external assembly

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Published on 2010-03-28T18:52:34Z Indexed on 2010/03/28 19:13 UTC
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From managed code, how do I load a managed type from another assembly at runtime, assuming the calling code does not have a static reference to the assembly?

To clarify, let's say I have class Lib in Lib.cs compiled into Lib.dll. I want to write a class Foo in a separate assembly called Foo.dll, that does not have a reference to Lib.dll statically, but instead loads Lib.dll and then reflects on for the presence of the class Lib and then calls a method on it.

Sorry for such an obvious question on Reflection. I figure it'll take much lesser time to get the answer on a forum that to read a few articles.

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