C#

public static class Manager
{
    private static readonly System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string,BaseClass> dic ;

    static Manager
    (
    )
    {
        dic = new ... 

        dic [ "link1" ] = new DerivedClass1() ;
        ...
    }

    public static BaseClass
    this
    [
        string Key
    ]
    {
        get { return ( dic [ Key ] ) ; }
    }
}

KnyteHawkk wrote:

retrieve a class instance based solely on a string

Ian Shlasko wrote:

I generally develop for the desktop

public enum DoerRegistry
{
    [DoSomethingAttribute( typeof(Yell) , "More, more, more" )]
    Rebel
,
    [DoSomethingAttribute( typeof(Yell) , "Hey, you" )]
    Pink
,
    [DoSomethingAttribute( typeof(Whisper) , "Mary" )]
    Wind
,
    Whatever
}

ValueMapManager<DoerRegistry,DoSomethingAttribute,IDoSomething> manager = 
    new ValueMapManager<DoerRegistry,DoSomethingAttribute,IDoSomething>() ;

manager [ DoerRegistry.Wind ].DoWhatYouDoBest() ;

IDoSomething doer ; 

doer = manager [ DoerRegistry.Rebel ] ;
doer.DoWhatYouDoBest() ;

info createFile = new info();

createFile .Reference = txtReference.Text;
createFile .AccountNo = txtAccountNo.Text;
createFile info = new InfoService ();
info.sendInformation(createFile);

Fax createFile = new Fax( );

createFile.Reference = txtReference.Text;
createFile.AccountNo = txtAccountNo.Text;

InfoService info = new InfoService( );

info.SendInformation( createFile );

[WebMethod]
public void SendInformation( Fax info)
{
// do something with info in here
}

List<Annotation> annotations = new List<Annotation>();

foreach(var chart in charts)
{
 Annotations.Add(chart.CreateAnnotation());
}