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.NET Framework Class Library
TypeConverterConvertTo Method (Object, Type)

Converts the given value object to the specified type, using the arguments.

Namespace:   System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Syntax
Public Function ConvertTo ( _
	value As [%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_0%], _
	destinationType As [%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_1%] _
) As [%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_2%]
public [%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_0%] ConvertTo(
	[%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_1%] value,
	[%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_2%] destinationType
)
public:
[%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_0%]^ ConvertTo(
	[%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_1%]^ value, 
	[%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_2%]^ destinationType
)
member ConvertTo : 
        value:[%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_0%] * 
        destinationType:[%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_1%] -> [%$TOPIC/y13battt_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_2%]

Parameters

value
Type: SystemObject

The Object to convert.

destinationType
Type: SystemType

The Type to convert the value parameter to.

Return Value

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

The destinationType parameter is .

NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

Remarks

The most common type to convert to and from is a string object. This implementation calls ToString on the object, if the object is valid and if the destination type is a string.

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.