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StringArrayConverter::CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Determines whether the StringArrayConverter can convert the specified source type to an array of strings.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

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

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext object that provides a format context that can be used to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is invoked. This parameter or properties of this parameter can be nullptr.
sourceType
Type: System::Type
The Type to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if the converter can perform the operation; otherwise, false.

The CanConvertFrom method determines whether the StringArrayConverter can convert the object specified by sourceType to an array of strings. Use this method prior to calling the ConvertFrom method to perform the conversion.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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