CollectionConverter.ConvertTo Method
Definition
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Converts the given value object to the specified destination type.
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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
The culture to which value will be converted.
- value
- Object
The Object to convert. This parameter must inherit from ICollection.
Returns
An Object that represents the converted value.
Exceptions
destinationType is null.
The conversion cannot be performed.
Remarks
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 converted result will be shown in the property browser. For example, if you are converting a char collection into a string, it will be displayed as char[] collection.
