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

CanConvertTo Method (Type)

.NET Framework Class Library

TypeConverter..::.CanConvertTo Method (Type)

Returns whether this converter can convert the object to the specified type.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function CanConvertTo ( _
    destinationType As Type _
) As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim destinationType As Type
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.CanConvertTo(destinationType)

public bool CanConvertTo(
    Type destinationType
)

Visual C++

public:
bool CanConvertTo(
    Type^ destinationType
)

JScript

public function CanConvertTo(
    destinationType : Type
) : boolean

Parameters

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

Return Value

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

Remarks

If destinationType is a string, the default implementation of CanConvertTo always 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

CanConvertTo Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace