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MarginsConverter.ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object)

.NET Framework 4.5

Converts the specified object to the converter's native type.

Namespace: System.Drawing.Printing
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

public override Object ConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext context,
	CultureInfo culture,
	Object value
)

Parameters

context: Type: System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture: Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfo
A CultureInfo that provides the language to convert to.

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

Return Value

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

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	value does not contain values for all four margins. For example, "100,100,100,100" specifies 1 inch for the left, right, top, and bottom margins.
NotSupportedException	The conversion cannot be performed.

Remarks

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is being invoked. This can be null, so always check. Also, properties on the context object can return null.

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

MarginsConverter Class

ConvertFrom Overload

System.Drawing.Printing Namespace

CultureInfo

ITypeDescriptorContext

Object

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