ConfigurationConverterBase.CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)
.NET Framework (current version)
Determines whether the conversion is allowed.
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
Parameters
- ctx
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Type:
System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext
The ITypeDescriptorContext object used for type conversions.
- type
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Type:
System.Type
The Type to convert from.
The CanConvertFrom method determines whether a conversion can be performed on strongly typed properties to obtain value strings used in the configuration file.
The following example code shows how to override the CanConvertFrom method to create a custom TimeSpan converter type. Also, the example shows how to use this type in a custom section.
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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