This documentation is archived and is not being maintained.

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.

ExceptionCondition
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

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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.
Show: