GenericEnumConverter.ConvertFrom Method
Definition
Important
Some information relates to prerelease product that may be substantially modified before it’s released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here.
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
The ITypeDescriptorContext object used for type conversions.
- ci
- CultureInfo
The CultureInfo object used during conversion.
Returns
The Enum type that represents the data
parameter.
Exceptions
data
is null or an empty string ("").
-or-
data
starts with a numeric character.
-or-
data
includes white space.
Remarks
The system uses the ConvertFrom method when it reads from a configuration file to convert a String value to an Enum type.