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ConfigurationConverterBase::CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext^, Type^)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Determines whether the conversion is allowed.

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

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virtual bool CanConvertFrom(
	ITypeDescriptorContext^ ctx,
	Type^ type
) override

Parameters

ctx
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^

The ITypeDescriptorContext object used for type conversions.

type
Type: System::Type^

The Type to convert from.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the conversion is allowed; otherwise, false.

The CanConvertFrom method determines whether a conversion can be performed on strongly typed properties to obtain value strings used in the configuration file.

The following example code shows how to override the CanConvertFrom method to create a custom TimeSpan converter type. Also, the example shows how to use this type in a custom section.

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.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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