POS 409 Week 2 Individual: Reflection

Assignment Preparation: Activities include watching the Microsoft Virtual Academy developer training course modules, watching the Lynda.com videos, independent student reading, and research.

• Watch Module 02, “Constructing Complex Types; Object Interfaces and Inheritance,” of the Microsoft Virtual Academy “Programming in C# Jump Start,” developer training course.
• Watch Module 04, “Code Reflection and Information; Working with Garbage Collection,” of the Microsoft Virtual Academy “Programming in C# Jump Start,” developer training course.
• Watch “Custom Classes and Objects,” of the Lynda.com “C# Essential Training,” video.
• Watch “More Complex Classes,” of the Lynda.com “C# Essential Training,” video.

 Assignment: Reflection is a feature that is often used in design patterns such as the Factory design pattern.  Write a short C# program that uses reflection to implement a Factory design pattern.