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

.NET Framework (current version)

Converts the specified value object to a String 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 CultureInfo to use.

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

Return Value

Type: System::Object^

An Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotSupportedException	The conversion could not be performed.

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

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1