Create class by name

gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication2
{

    class Derived 
    {
        public Derived()
        {
        }

        public static Derived getType()
        {
            return (Derived)Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType("ConsoleApplication2." + ClassList.Derived));
        }
    }

    public enum ClassList
    {
        Derived= 1
    }
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            var tmp  = Derived.getType();
        }
    }
}