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DataMemberConverter::ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object)

Converts the specified object to the type of the associated control property using the specified context.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.Design.MobileControls.Converters
Assembly:  System.Web.Mobile (in System.Web.Mobile.dll)

public:
virtual Object^ ConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
	CultureInfo^ culture, 
	Object^ value
) override

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that represents the data-bound component or the control that the property belongs to.

culture
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo

A CultureInfo object that can be used to provide additional culture information.

value
Type: System::Object

The value to convert from.

Return Value

Type: System::Object
A string containing the value if value is not nullptr and contains a string; otherwise, an empty string ("").

ExceptionCondition
GetConvertFromException

value is not nullptr and not a string.

NoteNote:

You typically do not access a type converter directly. This implementation of TypeConverter is intended for use by a data-bound control at design time, and is instantiated with a TypeConverterAttribute on a property.

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
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