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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.

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
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