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

.NET Framework (current version)

Converts the given object to another type.

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

Syntax

public:
virtual Object^ ConvertTo(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context,
	CultureInfo^ culture,
	Object^ value,
	Type^ destinationType
) override

Parameters

context: Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^
A formatter context.

culture: Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo^
The culture into which value will be converted.

value: Type: System::Object^
The object to convert.

destinationType: Type: System::Type^
The type to convert the object to.

Return Value

Type: System::Object^

The converted object.

Remarks

This method most commonly converts types to and from string objects.

The default implementation will make a call to ToString on the object if the object is valid and if the destination type is string. If this method cannot convert to the destination type, it will throw a NotSupportedException.

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment this converter is being invoked from. This can be null, so always check. Also, properties on the context object can return null.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1