TypeConverter.ConvertFrom Method (Object) (System.ComponentModel)

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ConvertFrom Method (Object)

.NET Framework Class Library

TypeConverter..::.ConvertFrom Method (Object)

Converts the given value to the type of this converter.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Function ConvertFrom ( _
    value As Object _
) As Object

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim value As Object
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.ConvertFrom(value)

public Object ConvertFrom(
    Object value
)

Visual C++

public:
Object^ ConvertFrom(
    Object^ value
)

JScript

public function ConvertFrom(
    value : Object
) : Object

Parameters

value: Type: System..::.Object
The Object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object
An Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotSupportedException	The conversion cannot be performed.

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

ConvertFrom Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace