DateTimeConverter.ConvertTo Method

Definition

Converts the given value object to a DateTime using the arguments.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertTo(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture, System::Object ^ value, Type ^ destinationType);
public override object ConvertTo (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType);
public override object? ConvertTo (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext? context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo? culture, object? value, Type destinationType);
override this.ConvertTo : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Globalization.CultureInfo * obj * Type -> obj
Public Overrides Function ConvertTo (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, value As Object, destinationType As Type) As Object

Parameters

context
ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture
CultureInfo

An optional CultureInfo. If not supplied, the current culture is assumed.

value
Object

The Object to convert.

destinationType
Type

The Type to convert the value to.

Returns

An Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions

The conversion cannot be performed.

Remarks

This converter can only convert a DateTime to and from a string.

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.

Applies to