DataFieldConverter.ConvertFrom Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.Design.MobileControls.Converters

Assembly:: System.Web.Mobile.dll

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Converts the specified object to a string. This API is obsolete. For information about how to develop ASP.NET mobile applications, see Mobile Apps & Sites with ASP.NET.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture, System::Object ^ value);

public override object ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value);

override this.ConvertFrom : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Globalization.CultureInfo * obj -> obj

Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, value As Object) As Object

Parameters

context: ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext object that represents the data-bound component or the control that the property belongs to.

culture: CultureInfo

A CultureInfo that can be used to provide additional culture information.

value: Object

The object to convert from.

Returns

Object

A string containing the converted object.

Exceptions

NotSupportedException

object is not null and is not a string.

Remarks

Note

You typically do not access a type converter directly. This implementation of TypeConverter is intended for use by a data-bound control at design time, and is instantiated with a TypeConverterAttribute on a property.

Applies to