CultureInfoConverter.ConvertFrom Method

Definition

Converts the specified value object to a CultureInfo.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture, System::Object ^ value);
public override object ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value);
public override object? ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext? context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo? culture, object value);
override this.ConvertFrom : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Globalization.CultureInfo * obj -> obj
Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, value As Object) As Object

Parameters

context
ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture
CultureInfo

A CultureInfo that specifies the culture to which to convert.

value
Object

The Object to convert.

Returns

An Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions

value specifies a culture that is not valid.

The conversion cannot be performed.

Remarks

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

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment this converter is being invoked from. This can be null, so always check. Also, properties on the context object can return null.

Applies to

See also