DataSourceViewSchemaConverter.CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Indicates whether the specified source type can be converted to the type of the associated control property.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.Design
Assembly: System.Design (in system.design.dll)

public:
virtual bool CanConvertFrom (
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
	Type^ sourceType
) override
public boolean CanConvertFrom (
	ITypeDescriptorContext context, 
	Type sourceType
)
public override function CanConvertFrom (
	context : ITypeDescriptorContext, 
	sourceType : Type
) : boolean
Not applicable.

Parameters

context

An ITypeDescriptorContext implementation that can be used to gain additional context information.

sourceType

The type to convert from.

Return Value

true if the converter can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.

Call the CanConvertFrom method to determine whether the ConvertFrom method supports converting the source type.

The ConvertFrom method can convert only from a string, so the CanConvertFrom method returns true when sourceType is a string.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

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