ConvertToString Method (ITypeDescriptorContext,...
.NET Framework Class Library
TypeConverter..::.ConvertToString Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object)

Converts the given value to a string representation, using the specified context and culture information.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function ConvertToString ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    culture As CultureInfo, _
    value As Object _
) As String
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim context As ITypeDescriptorContext
Dim culture As CultureInfo
Dim value As Object
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = instance.ConvertToString(context, _
    culture, value)
C#
public string ConvertToString(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context,
    CultureInfo culture,
    Object value
)
Visual C++
public:
String^ ConvertToString(
    ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
    CultureInfo^ culture, 
    Object^ value
)
JScript
public function ConvertToString(
    context : ITypeDescriptorContext, 
    culture : CultureInfo, 
    value : Object
) : String

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel..::.ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
culture
Type: System.Globalization..::.CultureInfo
A CultureInfo. If nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed, the current culture is assumed.
value
Type: System..::.Object
The Object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System..::.String
An Object that represents the converted value.
ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

Use the context parameter to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is invoked. This parameter can be nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), so always check it. Also, properties on the context object can return nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Depending on the implementation of the value formatter, it might be possible to pass the returned string back into the value formatter to re-create an instance of the object.

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.

.NET Framework

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