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ReferenceConverter::ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext^, CultureInfo^, Object^)

 

Converts the given object to the reference type.

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

public:
virtual Object^ ConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context,
	CultureInfo^ culture,
	Object^ value
) override

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo^

A CultureInfo that specifies the culture used to represent the font.

value
Type: System::Object^

The Object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Object^

An Object that represents the converted value.

Exception Condition
NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment this converter is being invoked from. This can be null, so always check. Also, properties on the context object can return null.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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