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

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

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.Design
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 ITypeDescriptorContext object that can be used to gain additional context information.
culture
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo
A CultureInfo that can be used to support localization features.
value
Type: System::Object
The Object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Object
An Object that represents the specified object after conversion.

ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

Notes to Inheritors

Override this method to meet your own conversion requirements.

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment the converter is being invoked from. It might be nullptr, so you should always check. Also, properties of the context object might also return nullptr.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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