DataFieldConverter.ConvertFrom Method
Definition
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Converts the specified object to a string. This API is obsolete. For information about how to develop ASP.NET mobile applications, see Mobile Apps & Sites with ASP.NET.
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);
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 object that represents the data-bound component or the control that the property belongs to.
- culture
- CultureInfo
A CultureInfo that can be used to provide additional culture information.
- value
- Object
The object to convert from.
Returns
A string containing the converted object.
Exceptions
object
is not null
and is not a string.
Remarks
Note
You typically do not access a type converter directly. This implementation of TypeConverter is intended for use by a data-bound control at design time, and is instantiated with a TypeConverterAttribute on a property.