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DataColumnSelectionConverter::CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Indicates whether the specified source type can be converted to the type of the associated control property.

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

public:
virtual bool CanConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
	Type^ sourceType
) override

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext implementation that can be used to gain additional context information.
sourceType
Type: System::Type
The type to convert from.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if the converter can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.

Call the CanConvertFrom method to determine whether the ConvertFrom method supports converting the source type.

The ConvertFrom method can convert only from a string, so the CanConvertFrom method returns true when sourceType is a string.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

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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