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DataColumnSelectionConverter::CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext^, Type^)

 

Indicates whether the specified source type can be converted to the type of the associated control property.

Namespace:   System.Web.UI.Design
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

public:
virtual bool CanConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context,
	Type^ sourceType
) override

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^

An ITypeDescriptorContext implementation that can be used to gain additional context information.

sourceType
Type: System::Type^

The type to convert from.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the converter can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.

Call the CanConvertFrom method to determine whether the ConvertFrom method supports converting the source type.

The ConvertFrom method can convert only from a string, so the CanConvertFrom method returns true when sourceType is a string.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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