Reflection and a Plugin System

Question

Hi,

I am making an IDE for DarkBASIC Professional and I want to make a plugin system for it. After speaking to somebody I know, I got that I probably needed:

• A framework that provided methods and properties for interacting with the IDE
• To use reflection to allow plugins to work

I've got a basic idea of how reflection works (VERY basic). Can anybody explain to me how reflection would work in a situation like this?

Thanks,
Rich Bosworth