LinkConverter.ConvertTo Method
Definition
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Converts the specified object to another 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 providing contextual information about the object to be converted.
- culture
- CultureInfo
Cultural attributes of the object to be converted. If this parameter is null, the CurrentCulture property value is used.
- value
- Object
The object to be converted.
- destinationType
- Type
The type to convert the object to.
Returns
The converted object.
Exceptions
The object cannot be converted to the destination type.
The destinationType is null.
Remarks
The most common conversion is from one String to another String. The default implementation calls ToString on the object if the object is valid and if the destinationType is String.
