FontConverter::ConvertTo Method (ITypeDescriptorContext^, CultureInfo^, Object^, Type^)
.NET Framework (current version)
Converts the specified object to another type.
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)
public: virtual Object^ ConvertTo( ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, CultureInfo^ culture, Object^ value, Type^ destinationType ) override
Parameters
- context
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Type:
System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^
A formatter context. This object can be used to get additional information about the environment this converter is being called from. This may be null, so you should always check. Also, properties on the context object may also return null.
- culture
-
Type:
System.Globalization::CultureInfo^
A CultureInfo object that specifies the culture used to represent the object.
- value
-
Type:
System::Object^
The object to convert.
- destinationType
-
Type:
System::Type^
The data type to convert the object to.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| NotSupportedException | The conversion was not successful. |
The most common type conversion is to and from a string type. The default implementation calls the ToString method of the object if the object is valid and if the destination type is string.
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Available since 1.1
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