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

Converts the specified object to a string.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.Design.MobileControls.Converters
Assembly:  System.Web.Mobile (in System.Web.Mobile.dll)

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

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext object that represents the data-bound component or the control that the property belongs to.

culture
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo

A CultureInfo that can be used to provide additional culture information.

value
Type: System::Object

The object to convert from.

Return Value

Type: System::Object
A string containing the converted object.

ExceptionCondition
GetConvertFromException

object is not nullptr and is not a string.

NoteNote:

You typically do not access a type converter directly. This implementation of TypeConverter is intended for use by a data-bound control at design time, and is instantiated with a TypeConverterAttribute on a property.

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
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