GenericEnumConverter.ConvertFrom Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Converts a String to an Enum type.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ ctx, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ ci, System::Object ^ data);

public override object ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext ctx, System.Globalization.CultureInfo ci, object data);

override this.ConvertFrom : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Globalization.CultureInfo * obj -> obj

Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom (ctx As ITypeDescriptorContext, ci As CultureInfo, data As Object) As Object

Parameters

ctx

ITypeDescriptorContext

The ITypeDescriptorContext object used for type conversions.

ci

CultureInfo

The CultureInfo object used during conversion.

data

Object

The String object to convert.

Returns

Object

The Enum type that represents the data parameter.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

data is null or an empty string ("").

-or-

data starts with a numeric character.

-or-

data includes white space.

Remarks

The system uses the ConvertFrom method when it reads from a configuration file to convert a String value to an Enum type.