DataSourceConverter.ConvertFrom Method

Definition

Converts the specified object to the native type of the converter.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture, System::Object ^ value);
public override object ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value);
override this.ConvertFrom : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Globalization.CultureInfo * obj -> obj
Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, value As Object) As Object

Parameters

context
ITypeDescriptorContext

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

culture
CultureInfo

The CultureInfo that can be used to support localization features.

value
Object

The Object to convert.

Returns

An Object that represents the specified object after conversion.

Exceptions

The conversion could not be performed.

Notes to Inheritors

Override this method to meet your own conversion requirements.

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment the converter is being invoked from. It might be null, so you should always check. Also, properties of the context object may also return null.

Applies to

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