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StringConverterCanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Gets a value indicating whether this converter can convert an object in the given source type to a string using the specified context.

Namespace:   System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Syntax
Public Overrides Function CanConvertFrom ( _
	context As [%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_0%], _
	sourceType As [%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_1%] _
) As [%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_2%]
public override [%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_0%] CanConvertFrom(
	[%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_1%] context,
	[%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_2%] sourceType
)
public:
virtual [%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_0%] CanConvertFrom(
	[%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_1%]^ context, 
	[%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_2%]^ sourceType
) override
abstract CanConvertFrom : 
        context:[%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_0%] * 
        sourceType:[%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_1%] -> [%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_2%]  
override CanConvertFrom : 
        context:[%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_3%] * 
        sourceType:[%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_4%] -> [%$TOPIC/z7ka8cxa_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 wish to convert from.

Return Value

Type: SystemBoolean
true if this converter can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.
Remarks

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment this converter is being invoked from. This can be , so always check. Also, properties on the context object can return .

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.