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TypeConverter.ConvertFromString Method (String)

.NET Framework 4.5

Converts the specified text to an object.

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

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.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotSupportedException	The string cannot be converted into the appropriate object.

Remarks

The default implementation always returns null.

Examples

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

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.

Reference

TypeConverter Class

ConvertFromString Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

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