TypeConverter.ConvertFromString Method (String) (System.ComponentModel)

ConvertFromString Method (String)

.NET Framework Class Library

TypeConverter..::.ConvertFromString Method (String)

Converts the specified text to an object.

Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function ConvertFromString ( _
    text As String _
) As Object

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim text As String
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.ConvertFromString(text)

public Object ConvertFromString(
    string text
)

Visual C++

public:
Object^ ConvertFromString(
    String^ text
)

JScript

public function ConvertFromString(
    text : String
) : Object

Parameters

text: Type: System..::.String
The text representation of the object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object
An Object that represents the converted text.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotSupportedException	The string cannot be converted into the appropriate object.

Remarks

The default implementation always returns nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Examples

For an example of this function, see the TypeConverter class.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

TypeConverter Class

TypeConverter Members

ConvertFromString Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace