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TypeConverter.ConvertFromString Method (String)

.NET Framework 4

Converts the specified text to an object.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
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public Object ConvertFromString(
	string text
)

Parameters

text
Type: System.String
The text representation of the object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
An Object that represents the converted text.
Exception Condition
NotSupportedException

The string cannot be converted into the appropriate object.

The default implementation always returns null.

For an example of this function, see the TypeConverter class.

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Private Sub ColorCovert()
    Dim ColorString As String = "Red"
    Dim Color_Converter As New ColorConverter
    Dim ActualColor As Color = Color_Converter.ConvertFromString(ColorString)
End Sub
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