CharConverter::ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext^, CultureInfo^, Object^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Converts the given object to a Unicode character object.

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

Syntax

public:
virtual Object^ ConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context,
	CultureInfo^ culture,
	Object^ value
) override

Parameters

context: Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

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

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

Return Value

Type: System::Object^

An Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
FormatException	value is not a valid value for the target type.
NotSupportedException	The conversion cannot be performed.

Remarks

This converter can only convert a string, with a length of 1, to and from a character.

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