TypeConverter.GetStandardValues Method (ITypeDescriptorContext) (System.ComponentModel)

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GetStandardValues Method (ITypeDescriptorContex...

.NET Framework Class Library

TypeConverter..::.GetStandardValues Method (ITypeDescriptorContext)

Returns a collection of standard values for the data type this type converter is designed for when provided with a format context.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Overridable Function GetStandardValues ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext _
) As TypeConverter..::.StandardValuesCollection

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim context As ITypeDescriptorContext
Dim returnValue As TypeConverter..::.StandardValuesCollection

returnValue = instance.GetStandardValues(context)

public virtual TypeConverter..::.StandardValuesCollection GetStandardValues(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context
)

Visual C++

public:
virtual TypeConverter..::.StandardValuesCollection^ GetStandardValues(
    ITypeDescriptorContext^ context
)

JScript

public function GetStandardValues(
    context : ITypeDescriptorContext
) : TypeConverter..::.StandardValuesCollection

Parameters

context: Type: System.ComponentModel..::.ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context that can be used to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is invoked. This parameter or properties of this parameter can be nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel..::.TypeConverter..::.StandardValuesCollection
A TypeConverter..::.StandardValuesCollection that holds a standard set of valid values, or nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the data type does not support a standard set of values.

Remarks

As implemented in TypeConverter, this method always returns nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Notes to Inheritors:

Override this method if the type you want to convert supports standard values.

Examples

For an example on 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

GetStandardValues Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

ITypeDescriptorContext