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.NET Framework Class Library
StringConverter Class

Updated: November 2007

Provides a type converter to convert string objects to and from other representations.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SharedState := True)> _
Public Class StringConverter _
    Inherits TypeConverter
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As StringConverter
C#
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SharedState = true)]
public class StringConverter : TypeConverter
Visual C++
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, SharedState = true)]
public ref class StringConverter : public TypeConverter
J#
/** @attribute HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SharedState = true) */
public class StringConverter extends TypeConverter
JScript
public class StringConverter extends TypeConverter
Note:

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: SharedState. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

This converter can only convert to a string. It works as a pass through for other converters that want to convert an object to a string.

For more information about type converters, see the TypeConverter base class and How to: Implement a Type Converter.

Note:

You should never create an instance of StringConverter. Instead, call the GetConverter method of TypeDescriptor. For more information, see the examples in the TypeConverter base class.

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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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