TypeNameConverter.ConvertFrom Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Configuration

Assembly:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll

Converts a String object to a Type object.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ ctx, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ ci, System::Object ^ data);

public override object ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext ctx, System.Globalization.CultureInfo ci, object data);

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

Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom (ctx As ITypeDescriptorContext, ci As CultureInfo, data As Object) As Object

Parameters

ctx

ITypeDescriptorContext

The ITypeDescriptorContext object used for type conversions.

ci

CultureInfo

The CultureInfo object used during conversion.

data

Object

The String object to convert.

Returns

Object

The Type that represents the data parameter.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

The Type value cannot be resolved.

Remarks

The system uses the ConvertFrom method when reading from a configuration file to convert a String value to a Type value.