ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Cul...
.NET Framework Class Library
TypeConverter..::.ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object)

Converts the given object to the type of this converter, using the specified context and culture information.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Function ConvertFrom ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    culture As CultureInfo, _
    value As Object _
) As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim context As ITypeDescriptorContext
Dim culture As CultureInfo
Dim value As Object
Dim returnValue As Object

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

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel..::.ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
culture
Type: System.Globalization..::.CultureInfo
The CultureInfo to use as the current culture.
value
Type: System..::.Object
The Object to convert.

Return Value

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

The conversion cannot be performed.

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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