[RESOLVED] [2005] .NET equivalent of COM's CreateObject

[brucevde]

How do you create an object instance if all you have is the name of the class?
I want to add controls (derived from webcontrols) onto a webpage at runtime. Information is stored in a database, so all I know is the class name of the control, ie

    Public Class wssList
        Inherits System.Web.UI.WebControls.BulletedList
        Public Sub New()
            Me.Items.Add("Test 1")
            Me.Items.Add("Test 2")
        End Sub
    End Class

    Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        Dim ctl As System.Web.UI.Control
        Dim str as String = "wssList"
        ctl = New ?????????
        Me.Forms.Controls.Add(ctl)
    End Sub