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TypeConverter::ConvertFromString Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, String)

Converts the given text to an object, using the specified context and culture information.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

public:
Object^ ConvertFromString(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
	CultureInfo^ culture, 
	String^ text
)

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo

A CultureInfo. If nullptr is passed, the current culture is assumed.

text
Type: System::String

The String to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Object
An Object that represents the converted text.

ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

An exception is raised if the string cannot be converted into the appropriate object. The default implementation always returns nullptr.

Use the context parameter to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is invoked. This parameter can be nullptr, so always check it. Also, properties on the context object can return nullptr.

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, 1.0
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