TypeConverter.ConvertTo Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object, Type)
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Converts the specified value object to the specified type.
Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable Function ConvertTo ( _
context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
culture As CultureInfo, _
value As Object, _
destinationType As Type _
) As Object
public virtual Object ConvertTo(
ITypeDescriptorContext context,
CultureInfo culture,
Object value,
Type destinationType
)
Parameters
- context
Type: System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext
An object that provides a format context.
- culture
Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfo
The CultureInfo to use as the current culture.
- value
Type: System.Object
The object to convert.
- destinationType
Type: System.Type
The type to convert the object to.
Return Value
Type: System.Object
The converted object.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| NotImplementedException | ConvertTo not implemented in base TypeConverter. |
Remarks
Notes to Inheritors
For use as a type converter for custom-type attribute handling in Silverlight XAML, you do not need to implement this method (it is not called by the Silverlight XAML parser for type conversion purposes). However , you might still want to implement a practical behavior for ConvertTo as a best practice.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.