PetaJson/Topten.JsonKit/DecoratingActivator.cs

// JsonKit v0.5 - A simple but flexible Json library in a single .cs file.
// 
// Copyright (C) 2014 Topten Software (contact@toptensoftware.com) All rights reserved.
// 
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this product 
// except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
// 
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
// 
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the 
// License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, 
// either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions 
// and limitations under the License.

// Define JsonKit_NO_DYNAMIC to disable Expando support
// Define JsonKit_NO_EMIT to disable Reflection.Emit
// Define JsonKit_NO_DATACONTRACT to disable support for [DataContract]/[DataMember]

using System;



namespace Topten.JsonKit
{
    // Helper to create instances but include the type name in the thrown exception
    public static class DecoratingActivator
    {
        public static object CreateInstance(Type t)
        {
            try
            {
                return Activator.CreateInstance(t);
            }
            catch (Exception x)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("Failed to create instance of type '{0}'", t.FullName), x);
            }
        }
    }
}