TypeDescriptor.GetConverter Method (Type) (System.ComponentModel)

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TypeDescriptor.GetConverter Method (Type)

Returns a type converter for the specified type.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Shared Function GetConverter ( _
	type As Type _
) As TypeConverter

public static TypeConverter GetConverter(
	Type type
)

Visual C++

public:
static TypeConverter^ GetConverter(
	Type^ type
)

static member GetConverter : 
        type:Type -> TypeConverter

Parameters

type: Type: System.Type
The Type of the target component.

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
A TypeConverter for the specified type.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	component is null.

Remarks

Call this version of this method only when you do not have an instance of the object.

This method looks for the appropriate type converter by looking for a TypeConverterAttribute. If it cannot find a TypeConverterAttribute, it traverses the base class hierarchy of the class until it finds a primitive type.

Version Information

.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

Platforms

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.

Reference

TypeDescriptor Class

GetConverter Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

TypeConverterAttribute

GetReflectionType

GetEditor

CreateDesigner