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.NET Framework Class Library
TypeConverterConvertFrom Method (Object)

Converts the given value to the type of this converter.

Namespace:   System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Syntax
Public Function ConvertFrom ( _
	value As [%$TOPIC/ef83h055_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_0%] _
) As [%$TOPIC/ef83h055_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_1%]
public [%$TOPIC/ef83h055_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_0%] ConvertFrom(
	[%$TOPIC/ef83h055_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_1%] value
)
public:
[%$TOPIC/ef83h055_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_0%]^ ConvertFrom(
	[%$TOPIC/ef83h055_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_1%]^ value
)
member ConvertFrom : 
        value:[%$TOPIC/ef83h055_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_0%] -> [%$TOPIC/ef83h055_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_1%]

Parameters

value
Type: SystemObject

The Object to convert.

Return Value

Type: SystemObject
An Object that represents the converted value.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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