TypeNameConverter::ConvertTo Method (ITypeDescriptorContext^, CultureInfo^, Object^, Type^)

 

Converts a Type object to a String object.

Namespace:   System.Configuration
Assembly:  System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)

public:
virtual Object^ ConvertTo(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ ctx,
	CultureInfo^ ci,
	Object^ value,
	Type^ type
) override

Parameters

ctx
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^

The ITypeDescriptorContext object used for type conversions.

ci
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo^

The CultureInfo object used during conversion.

value
Type: System::Object^

The value to convert to.

type
Type: System::Type^

The type to convert to.

Return Value

Type: System::Object^

The String that represents the value parameter.

The system uses the ConvertTo method when writing to a configuration file to convert a Type value to a String value.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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