ConvertTo Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Cultu...
.NET Framework Class Library
EnumConverter..::.ConvertTo Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object, Type)

Converts the given value object to the specified destination type.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overrides Function ConvertTo ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    culture As CultureInfo, _
    value As Object, _
    destinationType As Type _
) As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As EnumConverter
Dim context As ITypeDescriptorContext
Dim culture As CultureInfo
Dim value As Object
Dim destinationType As Type
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.ConvertTo(context, _
    culture, value, destinationType)
C#
public override Object ConvertTo(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context,
    CultureInfo culture,
    Object value,
    Type destinationType
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual Object^ ConvertTo(
    ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
    CultureInfo^ culture, 
    Object^ value, 
    Type^ destinationType
) override
JScript
public override function ConvertTo(
    context : ITypeDescriptorContext, 
    culture : CultureInfo, 
    value : Object, 
    destinationType : Type
) : Object

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel..::.ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
culture
Type: System.Globalization..::.CultureInfo
An optional CultureInfo. If not supplied, the current culture is assumed.
value
Type: System..::.Object
The Object to convert.
destinationType
Type: System..::.Type
The Type to convert the value to.

Return Value

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

destinationType is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentException

value is not a valid value for the enumeration.

NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

This converter can only convert an enumeration object to and from a string.

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment this converter is being invoked from. This can be nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), so always check. Also, properties on the context object can return nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

NoteNote:

The behavior of the ConvertTo method is undefined if the enumeration has multiple fields with the same value.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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