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TypeConverter..::.ConvertFromString Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, String)

Updated: November 2007

Converts the given text to an object, using the specified context and culture information.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function ConvertFromString ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    culture As CultureInfo, _
    text As String _
) As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As TypeConverter
Dim context As ITypeDescriptorContext
Dim culture As CultureInfo
Dim text As String
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.ConvertFromString(context, _
    culture, text)
C#
public Object ConvertFromString(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context,
    CultureInfo culture,
    string text
)
Visual C++
public:
Object^ ConvertFromString(
    ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
    CultureInfo^ culture, 
    String^ text
)
J#
public Object ConvertFromString(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context,
    CultureInfo culture,
    String text
)
JScript
public function ConvertFromString(
    context : ITypeDescriptorContext, 
    culture : CultureInfo, 
    text : String
) : Object

Parameters

context
Type: System.ComponentModel..::.ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture
Type: System.Globalization..::.CultureInfo

A CultureInfo. If nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed, the current culture is assumed.

text
Type: System..::.String

The String to convert.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object

An Object that represents the converted text.

ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

An exception is raised if the string cannot be converted into the appropriate object. The default implementation always returns nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Use the context parameter to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is invoked. This parameter can be nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), so always check it. Also, properties on the context object can return nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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