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TypeDescriptor::GetConverter Method (Object^, Boolean)

 

Returns a type converter for the type of the specified component with a custom type descriptor.

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

public:
static TypeConverter^ GetConverter(
	Object^ component,
	bool noCustomTypeDesc
)

Parameters

component
Type: System::Object^

A component to get the converter for.

noCustomTypeDesc
Type: System::Boolean

true to consider custom type description information; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel::TypeConverter^

A TypeConverter for the specified component.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

component is null.

NotSupportedException

component is a cross-process remoted object.

This method looks for the appropriate type converter by trying to find 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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