EnumConverter.ConvertTo Method
Definition
Important
Some information relates to prerelease product that may be substantially modified before it’s released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here.
Converts the given value object to the specified destination type.
public:
override System::Object ^ ConvertTo(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture, System::Object ^ value, Type ^ destinationType);public override object ConvertTo (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType);public override object? ConvertTo (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext? context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo? culture, object? value, Type destinationType);override this.ConvertTo : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Globalization.CultureInfo * obj * Type -> objPublic Overrides Function ConvertTo (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, value As Object, destinationType As Type) As ObjectParameters
- context
- ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
- culture
- CultureInfo
An optional CultureInfo. If not supplied, the current culture is assumed.
Returns
An Object that represents the converted value.
Exceptions
destinationType is null.
value is not a valid value for the enumeration.
The conversion cannot be performed.
Remarks
This converter can only convert an enumeration object to and from a string.
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.
Note
The behavior of the ConvertTo method is undefined if the enumeration has multiple fields with the same value.
