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ModelingEnumerationConverter.CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Indicates whether this converter can convert an object in the given source type to a domain enumeration object by using the specified context.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Design
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function CanConvertFrom ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    sourceType As Type _
) As Boolean
public override bool CanConvertFrom(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context,
    Type sourceType
)
public:
virtual bool CanConvertFrom(
    ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
    Type^ sourceType
) override
abstract CanConvertFrom : 
        context:ITypeDescriptorContext * 
        sourceType:Type -> bool  
override CanConvertFrom : 
        context:ITypeDescriptorContext * 
        sourceType:Type -> bool
public override function CanConvertFrom(
    context : ITypeDescriptorContext, 
    sourceType : Type
) : boolean

Parameters

  • context
    Type: ITypeDescriptorContext

    The format context.

  • sourceType
    Type: Type

    The type to convert from.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if this converter can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This converter can only convert an enumeration object to and from a string.

By default, the culture parameter is ignored.

Notes to Inheritors

Override this method to provide your own conversion restrictions.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ModelingEnumerationConverter Class

CanConvertFrom Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Design Namespace