Class references, or using ClassInfo to instantiate classes?

[Nicolai Waniek]

Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
> Dear Newsgroup,
> 
> Delphi has one outstanding feature it calls "class references".
> Basically, these are data types which allow you to work with class types - instantiate them, get the class type of their base (super) class, etc.
> 

As a former Delphi developer myself, this would be a great feature-to-have!