Returns whether this converter can convert an object of the given type to the type of this converter, using the specified context.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Public Overridable Function CanConvertFrom ( _
context As [%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_0%], _
sourceType As [%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_1%] _
) As [%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_2%]public virtual [%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_0%] CanConvertFrom(
[%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_1%] context,
[%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_2%] sourceType
)public:
virtual [%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_0%] CanConvertFrom(
[%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_1%]^ context,
[%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_2%]^ sourceType
)abstract CanConvertFrom :
context:[%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_0%] *
sourceType:[%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_1%] -> [%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_2%]
override CanConvertFrom :
context:[%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_3%] *
sourceType:[%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_4%] -> [%$TOPIC/y5th8ef6_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_5%]Parameters
- context
- Type:
System.ComponentModelITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
- sourceType
- Type:
SystemType
A Type that represents the type you want to convert from.
As implemented in this class, this method returns false, unless sourceType is an InstanceDescriptor.
Notes to InheritorsOverride this method to provide your own conversion requirements.
Use the context parameter to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is invoked. This parameter can be , so always check it. Also, properties on the context object can return .
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.
