This documentation is archived and is not being maintained.

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.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

.NET Framework

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