String.IConvertible.ToType(Type, IFormatProvider) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: String.cs

Source:: String.cs

Source:: String.cs

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For a description of this member, see ToType(Type, IFormatProvider).

 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

type: Type

The type of the returned object.

provider: IFormatProvider

An object that provides culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

Object

The converted value of the current String object.

Implements

ToType(Type, IFormatProvider)

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

type is null.

InvalidCastException

The value of the current String object cannot be converted to the type specified by the type parameter.

Remarks

This member is an explicit interface member implementation. It can be used only when the String instance is cast to an IConvertible interface. The recommended alternative is to call the ChangeType method.

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