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NullableBoolConverter.CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

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Determines whether this converter can convert an object of the specified type to the Nullable<T> type (using the Boolean type constraint on the generic).

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function CanConvertFrom ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    sourceType As Type _
) As Boolean

public override bool CanConvertFrom(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context,
    Type sourceType
)

Parameters

  • sourceType
    Type: System.Type
    The type that you want to convert from.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if sourceType is a String, Boolean, or a Nullable<T> type (using the Boolean type constraint on the generic) that can be assigned from sourceType; otherwise, false.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.