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MachineKeyValidationConverter::ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object)

Converts a string to the equivalent MachineKeyValidation value.

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

public:
virtual Object^ ConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ ctx, 
	CultureInfo^ ci, 
	Object^ data
) override

Parameters

ctx
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext
This parameter is not used.
ci
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo
This parameter is not used.
data
Type: System::Object
The string to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Object
The equivalent MachineKeyValidation value.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

The data is not one of the expected strings.

This method will throw an ArgumentException exception if the data parameter does not refer to one of the following strings:

  • SHA1

  • MD5

  • 3DES

  • AES

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

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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