Using .Net, is it possible to get the list of all "running/active" instances from a specific type?

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Using .Net, is it possible to get the list of all "running/active" instances from a specific type?

I would like to know if it is possible to get all the objects running from an application/assembly/appdomain of a specific type...

I don't think reflection would help in this case as I need an object before hand. However, I want to got the other way: from a type I want all the objects created from it.

Is this possible with .Net?

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No, it isn't possible - at least not without using the debugger/profiler API. That may make it possible (I wouldn't like to swear) but it's not really an API you should be using unless you're really writing a debugger or profiler.

Jon Skeet 2010-01-21 20:51:18

Wow, that was fast!

Stecy 2010-01-21 20:57:02

If you own the object, you could of course implement a static list of weak references that you periodically sweep. But that's only possible if you own the type or can always guarantee factory-based construction.

LBushkin 2010-01-21 21:53:47

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