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BaseNumberConverter::ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object)

Converts the given object to the converter's native type.

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

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

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture
Type: System.Globalization::CultureInfo

A CultureInfo that specifies the culture to represent the number.

value
Type: System::Object

The object to convert.

Return Value

Type: System::Object
An Object that represents the converted value.

ExceptionCondition
Exception

value is not a valid value for the target type.

NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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