ReferenceConverter.CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.ComponentModel

Assembly:: System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: ReferenceConverter.cs

Source:: ReferenceConverter.cs

Source:: ReferenceConverter.cs

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Gets a value indicating whether this converter can convert an object in the given source type to a reference object using the specified context.

public:
 override bool CanConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, Type ^ sourceType);

public override bool CanConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type sourceType);

public override bool CanConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext? context, Type sourceType);

override this.CanConvertFrom : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * Type -> bool

Public Overrides Function CanConvertFrom (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, sourceType As Type) As Boolean

Parameters

context: ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

sourceType: Type

A Type that represents the type you wish to convert from.

Returns

Boolean

true if this object can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.

Remarks

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

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