BaseCompareValidator::Convert Method (String^, ValidationDataType, Object^%)

 

Converts the specified text into an object of the specified data type. This version of the overloaded method converts currency, double, and date values using the format used by the current culture.

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

protected:
static bool Convert(
	String^ text,
	ValidationDataType type,
	[OutAttribute] Object^% value
)

Parameters

text
Type: System::String^

The text to convert.

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

One of the ValidationDataType values.

value
Type: System::Object^%

When this method returns, contains an object with the conversion result. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the conversion is successful; otherwise, false.

The Convert(String^, ValidationDataType, Object^%) method is used to convert text into an object of the specified data type. Although the method returns true or false to indicate whether the conversion was successful, the converted value is stored in the value out parameter.

System_CAPS_noteNote

If the conversion is unsuccessful, the value parameter is set to null.

This version of the method converts values using the format used by the current culture. To convert values using a culture-neutral format, use the BaseCompareValidator::Convert(String^, ValidationDataType, Boolean, Object^%) overloaded version of this method.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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