TypeConverter.CreateInstance Method
Definition
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Re-creates an Object given a set of property values for the object.
Overloads
CreateInstance(ITypeDescriptorContext, IDictionary) |
Creates an instance of the type that this TypeConverter is associated with, using the specified context, given a set of property values for the object. |
CreateInstance(IDictionary) |
Re-creates an Object given a set of property values for the object. |
CreateInstance(ITypeDescriptorContext, IDictionary)
- Source:
- TypeConverter.cs
- Source:
- TypeConverter.cs
- Source:
- TypeConverter.cs
Creates an instance of the type that this TypeConverter is associated with, using the specified context, given a set of property values for the object.
public:
virtual System::Object ^ CreateInstance(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Collections::IDictionary ^ propertyValues);
public virtual object CreateInstance (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Collections.IDictionary propertyValues);
public virtual object? CreateInstance (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext? context, System.Collections.IDictionary propertyValues);
abstract member CreateInstance : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Collections.IDictionary -> obj
override this.CreateInstance : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Collections.IDictionary -> obj
Public Overridable Function CreateInstance (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, propertyValues As IDictionary) As Object
Parameters
- context
- ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
- propertyValues
- IDictionary
An IDictionary of new property values.
Returns
An Object representing the given IDictionary, or null
if the object cannot be created. This method always returns null
.
Remarks
Use this method for objects that are immutable, but for which you want to provide changeable properties.
Notes to Inheritors
Override this method if the type you want to convert must re-create the object to change its value.
Use the context
parameter to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is invoked. This parameter can be null
, so always check it. Also, properties on the context object can return null
.
The dictionary provided by the propertyValues
parameter has a series of name/value pairs, one for each property returned from GetProperties(Object).
See also
Applies to
CreateInstance(IDictionary)
- Source:
- TypeConverter.cs
- Source:
- TypeConverter.cs
- Source:
- TypeConverter.cs
Re-creates an Object given a set of property values for the object.
public:
System::Object ^ CreateInstance(System::Collections::IDictionary ^ propertyValues);
public object CreateInstance (System.Collections.IDictionary propertyValues);
public object? CreateInstance (System.Collections.IDictionary propertyValues);
member this.CreateInstance : System.Collections.IDictionary -> obj
Public Function CreateInstance (propertyValues As IDictionary) As Object
Parameters
- propertyValues
- IDictionary
An IDictionary that represents a dictionary of new property values.
Returns
An Object representing the given IDictionary, or null
if the object cannot be created. This method always returns null
.
Remarks
Use this method for objects that are immutable, but for which you want to provide changeable properties.
The dictionary provided by the propertyValues
parameter has a series of name/value pairs, one for each property returned from GetProperties.