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

 

Converts the specified object to the type of the associated control property.

Namespace:   System.Web.UI.Design
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

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

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext^

An ITypeDescriptorContext implementation that can be used to gain additional context information.

culture
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo^

The CultureInfo object that can be used to support localization features.

value
Type: System::Object^

The object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Object^

An Object instance that represents the converted object.

Exception Condition
NotSupportedException

The conversion could not be performed.

If value is a string, then the string representation of value is returned. If value is null, an empty string ("") is returned. For all other values, a NotSupportedException exception is thrown.

Call the CanConvertFrom method to determine whether the ConvertFrom method supports converting the source type.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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