GeoCoordinateConverter Class

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Converts types into GeoCoordinate.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.ComponentModel..::.TypeConverter
    Microsoft.Phone.Maps.Controls..::.GeoCoordinateConverter

Namespace:  Microsoft.Phone.Maps.Controls
Assembly:  Microsoft.Phone.Maps (in Microsoft.Phone.Maps.dll)

Syntax

Public Class GeoCoordinateConverter _
    Inherits TypeConverter
public class GeoCoordinateConverter : TypeConverter

The GeoCoordinateConverter type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
GeoCoordinateConverter Initializes a new instance of the GeoCoordinateConverter class.

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Methods

  Name Description
CanConvertFrom(Type) Returns whether the type converter can convert an object from the specified type to the type of this converter. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Returns a value that indicates to the caller whether the specified type can be converted to GeoCoordinate. (Overrides TypeConverter..::.CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type).)
CanConvertTo(Type) Returns whether the type converter can convert an object to the specified type. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Returns whether the type converter can convert an object to the specified type. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
ConvertFrom(Object) Converts from the specified value to the type of this converter. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object) Converts the specified object to GeoCoordinate. (Overrides TypeConverter..::.ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object).)
ConvertFromString Converts the specified text to an object. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
ConvertTo(Object, Type) Converts the specified value object to the specified type. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object, Type) Converts the specified value object to the specified type. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
ConvertToString Converts the specified object to a string representation. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Capabilities

If you use this API in your app, you must specify the following capabilities in the app manifest. Otherwise, your app might not work correctly or it might exit unexpectedly.

ID_CAP_MAP

Windows Phone 8

For more info, see App capabilities and hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.Phone.Maps.Controls Namespace