CharConverter.CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Method

Definition

Gets a value indicating whether this converter can convert an object in the given source type to a Unicode character 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);

Parameters

context
ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

sourceType
Type

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

Returns

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

Remarks

This converter can only convert a string, with a length of 1, to and from a character.

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

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7 (package-provided), 4.7, 4.7.1 (package-provided), 4.7.1, 4.7.2 (package-provided), 4.7.2, 4.8 (package-provided), 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also