DBNull.IConvertible.ToType(Type, IFormatProvider) Method
Definition
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Converts the current DBNull object to the specified type.
virtual System::Object ^ System.IConvertible.ToType(Type ^ type, IFormatProvider ^ provider) = IConvertible::ToType;
object IConvertible.ToType (Type type, IFormatProvider provider);
abstract member System.IConvertible.ToType : Type * IFormatProvider -> obj
override this.System.IConvertible.ToType : Type * IFormatProvider -> obj
Function ToType (type As Type, provider As IFormatProvider) As Object Implements IConvertible.ToType
Parameters
- provider
- IFormatProvider
An object that implements the IFormatProvider interface and is used to augment the conversion. If null
is specified, format information is obtained from the current culture.
Returns
The boxed equivalent of the current DBNull object, if that conversion is supported; otherwise, an exception is thrown and no value is returned.
Implements
Exceptions
This conversion is not supported for the DBNull type.
type
is null
.
Remarks
Three conversions are supported: If the type
parameter specifies Object or DBNull, the return value is the current DBNull object itself. If the type
parameter specifies String, the return value is the string returned by the ToString method.