c# - specifying a generic type parameter using a string -

suppose have method

public void whatever<t>() { ... } 

suppose have type in form of string

var mytype = "system.string"; 

normally, i'd call method like:

whatever<string>(); 

but i'd able call using mytype somehow. possible? know doesn't work, conceptually:

whatever<type.gettype(mytype)>(); 

you can use reflection , methodinfo.makegenericmethod this

reflect method want call methodinfo, make generic , invoke it.

something (notice top of head (no vs here), might not perfect yet should started):

type type = myobject.gettype(); methodinfo method = type.getmethod("nameofmethod"); methodinfo genericmethod = method.makegenericmethod(typeof(string)); genericmethod.invoke(myobject, new object[] { "thestring" } );