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TypeDescriptor::GetConverter Method (Type^)

 

Returns a type converter for the specified type.

Namespace:   System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

public:
static TypeConverter^ GetConverter(
	Type^ type
)

Parameters

type
Type: System::Type^

The Type of the target component.

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel::TypeConverter^

A TypeConverter for the specified type.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

component is null.

Call this version of this method only when you do not have an instance of the object.

This method looks for the appropriate type converter by looking for a TypeConverterAttribute. If it cannot find a TypeConverterAttribute, it traverses the base class hierarchy of the class until it finds a primitive type.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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