FontNamesConverter.CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Determines whether this converter can convert an object of the specified data type to an array of strings containing individual font names.

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

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

Parameters

context

A System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext that provides information about the context of a type converter. You can optionally pass in a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) for this parameter.

sourceType

A System.Type that represents the data type to convert from.

Return Value

true if the type can be converted; otherwise, false.

Use the CanConvertFrom method to determine whether the specified data type can be converted to an array of strings containing individual font names.

NoteNote

This converter can only convert from a string data type. The sourceType parameter must be the string data type. Otherwise, this method returns false to indicate that the specified data type cannot be converted.

You can optionally pass in a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) for the context parameter.

The following example demonstrates how to use the CanConvertFrom method to determine whether the specified data type can be converted to an array of strings that contains the individual font names before performing the conversion.

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Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

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