Opening form based on user input form name

Srini

I have a startup screen that shows a list of forms in a Data Grid View. The user double clicks on one of the names and I want to open the form with that name. To open a form, I have to do this: FormName frm = new FormName(); frm.Show(); But if the name of the form is decided by user input, how do I open that form?

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jinge16y ago

Please try the following code:

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            ObjectHandle o = Activator.CreateInstance(null, "CreateFormBasedOnUserInput.Form2");
            if (o.Unwrap() is Form)
            {
                (o.Unwrap() as Form).ShowDialog();
            }
             
        }