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

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

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context. You can use this object to get additional information about the environment from which this converter is being invoked.
sourceType
Type: System::Type
The type from which you want to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if this object can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.

.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.
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