DateTimeTypeConverter.ConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object)

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Converts the specified object to a DateTime with the specified culture with the specified format context.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows.Controls (in System.Windows.Controls.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    culture As CultureInfo, _
    value As Object _
) As Object

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

Parameters

• context
  Type: System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext
  The format context that is used to convert the specified type.

• culture
  Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfo
  The culture to use for the result.

• value
  Type: System.Object
  The value to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
A DateTime object that represents value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
FormatException	The conversion cannot be performed.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

Reference

DateTimeTypeConverter Class

ConvertFrom Overload

System.Windows.Controls Namespace