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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.

ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The conversion could not be performed.

If value is a string, then the string representation of value is returned. If value is nullptr, 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

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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