DataGridLengthConverter Class

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Converts instances of other types to and from DataGridLength instances.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
    System.Windows.Controls.DataGridLengthConverter

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class DataGridLengthConverter _
    Inherits TypeConverter
public class DataGridLengthConverter : TypeConverter

The DataGridLengthConverter type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method DataGridLengthConverter Initializes a new instance of the DataGridLengthConverter class.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method CanConvertFrom(Type) Returns whether the type converter can convert an object from the specified type to the type of this converter. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
Public method CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Determines whether conversion is possible from the specified type to a DataGridLength. (Overrides TypeConverter.CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type).)
Public method CanConvertTo(Type) Returns whether the type converter can convert an object to the specified type. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
Public method CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Determines whether conversion is possible to the specified type from a DataGridLength. (Overrides TypeConverter.CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type).)
Public method ConvertFrom(Object) Converts from the specified value to the type of this converter. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
Public method ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object) Converts the specified value to a DataGridLength instance. (Overrides TypeConverter.ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object).)
Public method ConvertFromString Converts the specified text to an object. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
Public method ConvertTo(Object, Type) Converts the specified value object to the specified type. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
Public method ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object, Type) Converts the specified DataGridLength instance to an instance of the specified type. (Overrides TypeConverter.ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object, Type).)
Public method ConvertToString Converts the specified object to a string representation. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

DataGridLengthConverter supports conversion to the String type.

DataGridLengthConverter supports conversion from the following types: String, Decimal, Single, Double, Int16, Int32, Int64, UInt16, UInt32, and UInt64.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

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

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.