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DataSourceIDConverter::ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext^, CultureInfo^, Object^)
.NET Framework (current version)
Converts the specified object to the native type of the converter.
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)
public: virtual Object^ ConvertFrom( ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, CultureInfo^ culture, Object^ value ) override
Parameters
- context
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Type:
System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^
An object implementing the ITypeDescriptorContext that provides information about a context to a type converter so that the type converter can perform a conversion.
- culture
-
Type:
System.Globalization::CultureInfo^
A CultureInfo object that specifies the culture of the value parameter.
- value
-
Type:
System::Object^
The object to convert.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| NotSupportedException | value is other than a string or null. |
If the value parameter has a type of string, it is returned as a string. If value is null, an empty string ("") is returned. Otherwise, a NotSupportedException is thrown.
The ConvertFrom method does not use the context or culture parameter.
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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