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NameReferenceConverter.CanConvertTo Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

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Returns a value that indicates whether the converter can convert an object to the specified destination type.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Markup
Assembly:  System.Xaml (in System.Xaml.dll)

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public override bool CanConvertTo(
	ITypeDescriptorContext context,
	Type destinationType
)

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

destinationType
Type: System.Type

The type to convert to.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean

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

A destinationType that references the String type returns true; all other destinationType values return false.

This method returns false if context is null, or if IXamlNameProvider cannot be obtained as a service from context.

.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
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