FontNamesConverter.CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.WebControls

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Determines whether this converter can convert an object of the specified data type to an array of strings containing individual font names.

public:
 override bool CanConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, Type ^ sourceType);

public override bool CanConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type sourceType);

override this.CanConvertFrom : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * Type -> bool

Public Overrides Function CanConvertFrom (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, sourceType As Type) As Boolean

Parameters

context: ITypeDescriptorContext

A ITypeDescriptorContext object that provides information about the context of a type converter. You can optionally pass in null for this parameter.

sourceType: Type

A Type that represents the data type to convert from.

Returns

Boolean

true if the type can be converted; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the CanConvertFrom method. The example determines whether the specified data type can be converted to an array of strings that contains the individual font names before performing the conversion.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>FontNamesConverter Example</title>
<script language="C#" runat="server">

      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {

         // Declare local variables.
         System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en");
         System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context = null;
         Object names; 
         Object name_string;

         // Create FontNamesConverter object.
         FontNamesConverter fontconverter = new FontNamesConverter();

         // Create original list of fonts.
         string font_list = "arial, times new roman, verdana";

         // Check for type compatibility.
         if (fontconverter.CanConvertFrom(context, typeof(string)))
         {

            // Display original string.
            Label1.Text = "Original String :" + "<br /><br />" + font_list;

            // Convert string to array to strings and display results.
            names = fontconverter.ConvertFrom(context, culture, font_list);
            Label2.Text = "Converted to Array of Strings : " + "<br /><br />";
            foreach (string name_element in (string[])names)
            {
               Label2.Text += name_element + "<br />";
            }

            // Convert array of strings back to a string and display results.
            name_string = fontconverter.ConvertTo(context, culture, names, typeof(string)); 
            Label3.Text = "Converted back to String :" + "<br /><br />" + (string)name_string;

         }
          
      }

   </script>

</head>
<body>

   <h3>FontNamesConverter Example</h3>
   <br />

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
        
      <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server"/>
      <br /><hr />
      <asp:Label id="Label2" runat="server"/>
      <br /><hr />
      <asp:Label id="Label3" runat="server"/>
        
   </form>

</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>FontNamesConverter Example</title>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
    Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
        
        ' Declare local variables.
        Dim culture As New System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en")
        Dim context As System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext = Nothing
        Dim names As Object
        Dim name_string As Object
        
        ' Create FontNamesConverter object.
        Dim fontconverter As New FontNamesConverter()
        
        ' Create original list of fonts.
        Dim font_list As String = "arial, times new roman, verdana"
        
        ' Check for type compatibility.
        If fontconverter.CanConvertFrom(context, GetType(String)) Then
            
            ' Display original string.
            Label1.Text = "Original String :" & "<br /><br />" & font_list
            
            ' Convert string to array to strings and display results.
            names = fontconverter.ConvertFrom(context, culture, font_list)
            Label2.Text = "Converted to Array of Strings : " & "<br /><br />"
            Dim name_element As String
            For Each name_element In CType(names, String())
                Label2.Text &= name_element & "<br />"
            Next name_element
            
            ' Convert array of strings back to a string and display results.
            name_string = fontconverter.ConvertTo(context, culture, names, _
                GetType(String))
            Label3.Text = "Converted back to String :" & "<br /><br />" & _
                CType(name_string, String)
        End If 
    End Sub 'Page_Load
  </script>

</head>
<body>

   <h3>FontNamesConverter Example</h3>
   <br />

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
        
      <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server"/>
      <br /><hr />
      <asp:Label id="Label2" runat="server"/>
      <br /><hr />
      <asp:Label id="Label3" runat="server"/>
        
   </form>

</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the CanConvertFrom method to determine whether the specified data type can be converted to an array of strings containing individual font names.

Note

This converter can convert only from a string data type. The sourceType parameter must be of type String. Otherwise, this method returns false to indicate that the specified data type cannot be converted.

You can optionally pass in null for the context parameter.

Applies to

Jaa