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ImageFormatConverter.CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Method

Definition

Indicates whether this converter can convert an object in the specified source type to the native type of the converter.

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);
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

A formatter context. This object can be used to get more information about the environment this converter is being called from. This may be null, so you should always check. Also, properties on the context object may also return null.

sourceType
Type

The type you want to convert from.

Returns

This method returns true if this object can perform the conversion.

Remarks

The ImageFormatConverter converts to and from known image formats, as specified in the ImageFormat class.

Applies to