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BaseNumberConverter.CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

.NET Framework 4.5

Determines if this converter can convert an object in the given source type to the native type of the converter.

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

public override bool CanConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext context,
	Type sourceType
)

Parameters

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

sourceType: Type: System.Type
A Type that represents the type from which you want to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if this converter can perform the operation; otherwise, false.

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

BaseNumberConverter Class

CanConvertFrom Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

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