TimeSpanMinutesConverter.ConvertTo Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Converts a TimeSpan to a String.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertTo(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ ctx, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ ci, System::Object ^ value, Type ^ type);

public override object ConvertTo (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext ctx, System.Globalization.CultureInfo ci, object value, Type type);

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

Public Overrides Function ConvertTo (ctx As ITypeDescriptorContext, ci As CultureInfo, value As Object, type As Type) As Object

Parameters

ctx

ITypeDescriptorContext

The ITypeDescriptorContext object used for type conversions.

ci

CultureInfo

The CultureInfo object used during conversion.

value

Object

The value to convert to.

type

Type

The type to convert to.

Returns

Object

The String representing the value parameter in minutes.

Examples

The following code example shows how to customize the ConvertTo method.

public override object ConvertTo(
    ITypeDescriptorContext ctx, CultureInfo ci,
    object value, Type type)
{
    ValidateType(value, typeof(TimeSpan));

    long data = (long)(((TimeSpan)value).TotalMinutes);

    return data.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
}

Public Overrides Function ConvertTo( _
ByVal ctx As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
ByVal ci As CultureInfo, ByVal value As Object, _
ByVal type As Type) As Object
    ValidateType(value, GetType(TimeSpan))

    Dim data As Long = _
    Fix(CType(value, TimeSpan).TotalMinutes)

    Return data.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)

End Function 'ConvertTo

Remarks

The system uses the ConvertTo method when writing to a configuration file to convert a TimeSpan to a String.