DataSourceIDConverter.ConvertFrom Method

Definition

Converts the specified object to the native type of the converter.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture, System::Object ^ value);
public override object ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value);
override this.ConvertFrom : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Globalization.CultureInfo * obj -> obj
Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, value As Object) As Object

Parameters

context
ITypeDescriptorContext

An object implementing the ITypeDescriptorContext that provides information about a context to a type converter so that the type converter can perform a conversion.

culture
CultureInfo

A CultureInfo object that specifies the culture of the value parameter.

value
Object

The object to convert.

Returns

The value parameter is returned as a string.

Exceptions

value is other than a string or null.

Remarks

If the value parameter has a type of string, it is returned as a string. If value is null, an empty string ("") is returned. Otherwise, a NotSupportedException is thrown.

The ConvertFrom method does not use the context or culture parameter.

Applies to

See also