DynamicObject::TryConvert Method
Provides implementation for type conversion operations. Classes derived from the DynamicObject class can override this method to specify dynamic behavior for operations that convert an object from one type to another.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Parameters
- binder
- Type: System.Dynamic::ConvertBinder
Provides information about the conversion operation. The binder.Type property provides the type to which the object must be converted. For example, for the statement (String)sampleObject in C# (CType(sampleObject, Type) in Visual Basic), where sampleObject is an instance of the class derived from the DynamicObject class, binder.Type returns the String type. The binder.Explicit property provides information about the kind of conversion that occurs. It returns true for explicit conversion and false for implicit conversion.
- result
- Type: System::Object%
The result of the type conversion operation.
Return Value
Type: System::Booleantrue if the operation is successful; otherwise, false. If this method returns false, the run-time binder of the language determines the behavior. (In most cases, a language-specific run-time exception is thrown.)
Classes derived from the DynamicObject class can override this method to specify how a type conversion should be performed for a dynamic object. When the method is not overridden, the run-time binder of the language determines the behavior. (In most cases, a language-specific run-time exception is thrown.)
In C#, if this method is overridden, it is automatically invoked when you have an explicit or implicit conversion, as shown in the code example below.
In Visual Basic, only explicit conversion is supported. If you override this method, you call it by using the CTypeDynamic or CTypeDynamic functions.
Assume that you need a data structure to store textual and numeric representations of numbers, and you want to define conversions of this data structure to strings and integers.
The following code example demonstrates the DynamicNumber class, which is derived from the DynamicObject class. DynamicNumber overrides the TryConvert method to enable type conversion. It also overrides the TrySetMember and TryGetMember methods to enable access to the data elements.
In this example, only conversion to strings and integers is supported. If you try to convert an object to any other type, a run-time exception is thrown.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, 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.