StringConverter.CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) (System.ComponentModel)

CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, ...

.NET Framework Class Library

StringConverter..::.CanConvertFrom 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

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Overrides Function CanConvertFrom ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    sourceType As Type _
) As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As StringConverter
Dim context As ITypeDescriptorContext
Dim sourceType As Type
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.CanConvertFrom(context, _
    sourceType)

public override bool CanConvertFrom(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context,
    Type sourceType
)

Visual C++

public:
virtual bool CanConvertFrom(
    ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
    Type^ sourceType
) override

JScript

public override function CanConvertFrom(
    context : ITypeDescriptorContext, 
    sourceType : Type
) : boolean

Parameters

context: Type: System.ComponentModel..::.ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

sourceType: Type: System..::.Type
A Type that represents the type you wish to convert from.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
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 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).

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

Reference

StringConverter Class

StringConverter Members

CanConvertFrom Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

TypeConverter