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BaseNumberConverter::CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Determines if this converter can convert an object in the given source type to the native type of the converter.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

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

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

sourceType
Type: System::Type

A Type that represents the type from which you want to convert.

Return Value

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

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, 1.0
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