ColorConverter::ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext^, CultureInfo^, Object^)

 

Converts the given object to the converter's native type.

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

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

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^

A TypeDescriptor that provides a format context. You can use this object to get additional information about the environment from which this converter is being invoked.

culture
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo^

A CultureInfo that specifies the culture to represent the color.

value
Type: System::Object^

The object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Object^

An Object representing the converted value.

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

The conversion cannot be performed.

When converting from a string to a Color the ColorConverter expects the unqualified color name; otherwise, an exception will occur in the conversion process. For example, you should pass "Blue", not "System.Drawing.Color.Blue" or "Color.Blue", to the ConvertFrom method.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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