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.NET Framework Class Library
TypeConverter..::.GetConvertToException Method

Updated: November 2007

Returns an exception to throw when a conversion cannot be performed.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Protected Function GetConvertToException ( _
    value As Object, _
    destinationType As Type _
) As Exception
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim value As Object
Dim destinationType As Type
Dim returnValue As Exception

returnValue = Me.GetConvertToException(value, _
    destinationType)
C#
protected Exception GetConvertToException(
    Object value,
    Type destinationType
)
Visual C++
protected:
Exception^ GetConvertToException(
    Object^ value, 
    Type^ destinationType
)
J#
protected Exception GetConvertToException(
    Object value,
    Type destinationType
)
JScript
protected function GetConvertToException(
    value : Object, 
    destinationType : Type
) : Exception

Parameters

value
Type: System..::.Object

The Object to convert, or nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the object is not available.

destinationType
Type: System..::.Type

A Type that represents the type the conversion was trying to convert to.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Exception

An Exception that represents the exception to throw when a conversion cannot be performed.

ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

Automatically thrown by this method.

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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