TypeConverter.CanConvertFrom Method (Type) (System.ComponentModel)

CanConvertFrom Method (Type)

.NET Framework Class Library

TypeConverter..::.CanConvertFrom Method (Type)

Returns whether this converter can convert an object of the given type to the type of this converter.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function CanConvertFrom ( _
    sourceType As Type _
) As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim sourceType As Type
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.CanConvertFrom(sourceType)

public bool CanConvertFrom(
    Type sourceType
)

Visual C++

public:
bool CanConvertFrom(
    Type^ sourceType
)

JScript

public function CanConvertFrom(
    sourceType : Type
) : boolean

Parameters

sourceType: Type: System..::.Type
A Type that represents the type you want to convert from.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if this converter can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.

Remarks

As implemented in this class, this method always returns false. It never returns true.

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

CanConvertFrom Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace