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

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

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

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

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::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
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo

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

value
Type: System::Object

The object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Object
The value parameter is returned as a string.

ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

value is other than a string or nullptr.

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

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

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
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