ITypeDescriptorContext Interface

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Provides information about a context to a type converter or a value editor, so that the type converter or editor can perform a conversion.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Interface ITypeDescriptorContext _
    Inherits IServiceProvider

public interface ITypeDescriptorContext : IServiceProvider

The ITypeDescriptorContext type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Container	Gets the container with the set of objects for this formatter.
	Instance	Gets the instance that is invoking the method on the formatter object.
	PropertyDescriptor	Gets the PropertyDescriptor that is surfacing the given context item.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	GetService	Gets the service object of the specified type. (Inherited from IServiceProvider.)
	OnComponentChanged	Raises the OnComponentChanged event.
	OnComponentChanging	Gets a value indicating whether this object can be changed.

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Remarks

This interface exists in Silverlight due to compatibility requirements for TypeConverter. It is not intended for implementation.

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.

See Also

Reference

System.ComponentModel Namespace