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DependencyPropertyConverter.ConvertFrom Method

Definition

Attempts to convert the specified object to a DependencyProperty, using the specified context.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture, System::Object ^ source);
public override object ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object source);
override this.ConvertFrom : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Globalization.CultureInfo * obj -> obj
Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, source As Object) As Object

Parameters

context
ITypeDescriptorContext

A format context that provides information about the environment from which this converter is being invoked.

culture
CultureInfo

Culture specific information.

source
Object

The object to convert.

Returns

The converted object. If the conversion is successful, this is a DependencyProperty.

Exceptions

source cannot be converted.

context or source is null.

Remarks

The DependencyPropertyConverter class only converts a string to an instance of DependencyProperty.

culture is not used by this implementation.

The context provided is expected to provide services that are required for proper evaluation. These include IAmbientProvider, IXamlTypeResolver, and IXamlSchemaContextProvider.

Applies to