PointConverter.CreateInstance(ITypeDescriptorContext, IDictionary) Method
Definition
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Creates an instance of this type given a set of property values for the object.
public:
override System::Object ^ CreateInstance(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Collections::IDictionary ^ propertyValues);
public override object CreateInstance (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Collections.IDictionary propertyValues);
public override object CreateInstance (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext? context, System.Collections.IDictionary propertyValues);
override this.CreateInstance : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Collections.IDictionary -> obj
Public Overrides Function CreateInstance (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, propertyValues As IDictionary) As Object
Parameters
- context
- ITypeDescriptorContext
A type descriptor through which additional context can be provided.
- propertyValues
- IDictionary
A dictionary of new property values. The dictionary contains a series of name-value pairs, one for each property returned from GetProperties(ITypeDescriptorContext, Object, Attribute[]).
Returns
The newly created object, or null
if the object could not be created. The default implementation returns null
.
Remarks
CreateInstance is useful for objects that are immutable but still want to provide changeable properties.