BaseCompareValidator::CanConvert Method (String^, ValidationDataType, Boolean)

 

Determines whether the specified string can be converted to the specified data type. This version of the overloaded method allows you to specify whether values are tested using a culture-neutral format.

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

public:
static bool CanConvert(
	String^ text,
	ValidationDataType type,
	bool cultureInvariant
)

Parameters

text
Type: System::String^

The string to test.

type
Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls::ValidationDataType

One of the ValidationDataType enumeration values.

cultureInvariant
Type: System::Boolean

true to test values using a culture-neutral format; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the specified data string can be converted to the specified data type; otherwise, false.

Use the CanConvert(String^, ValidationDataType, Boolean) method to determine whether the specified string can be converted to the specified data type. This method is commonly used to test whether a string can be converted to a compatible data type before performing an operation that depends on that data type. To indicate that values should be tested using a culture-neutral format, pass in true for the cultureInvariant parameter; otherwise, values are tested using the format used by the current culture. When testing a value using the format used by the current culture, consider using the BaseCompareValidator::CanConvert(String^, ValidationDataType) overloaded version of this method.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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