FontNamesConverter.ConvertTo Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.WebControls

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Creates a string that represents a list of font names from an array of strings containing individual font names.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertTo(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture, System::Object ^ value, Type ^ destinationType);

public override object ConvertTo (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType);

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

Public Overrides Function ConvertTo (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, value As Object, destinationType As Type) As Object

Parameters

context: ITypeDescriptorContext

A ITypeDescriptorContext object that provides information about the context of a type converter. This parameter is not used in this method. It is reserved for future versions of this method. You can optionally pass in null for this parameter.

culture: CultureInfo

A CultureInfo object that represents information about a culture such as language, calendar system, and so on. This parameter is not used in this method. It is reserved for future versions of this method. You can optionally pass in null for this parameter.

value: Object

An object that represents the source array of strings to convert from.

destinationType: Type

A Object instance object that represents the data type to convert to. This parameter must be of type String.

Returns

Object

A Object instance that represents a string containing a list of font names.

Exceptions

NotSupportedException

destinationType is not of type String.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the ConvertTo method to convert an array of strings containing the individual names to a single string that contains a list of font names.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>FontNamesConverter Example</title>
<script language="C#" runat="server">

      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {

         // Declare local variables.
         System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en");
         System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context = null;
         Object names; 
         Object name_string;

         // Create FontNamesConverter object.
         FontNamesConverter fontconverter = new FontNamesConverter();

         // Create original list of fonts.
         string font_list = "arial, times new roman, verdana";

         // Check for type compatibility.
         if (fontconverter.CanConvertFrom(context, typeof(string)))
         {

            // Display original string.
            Label1.Text = "Original String :" + "<br /><br />" + font_list;

            // Convert string to array to strings and display results.
            names = fontconverter.ConvertFrom(context, culture, font_list);
            Label2.Text = "Converted to Array of Strings : " + "<br /><br />";
            foreach (string name_element in (string[])names)
            {
               Label2.Text += name_element + "<br />";
            }

            // Convert array of strings back to a string and display results.
            name_string = fontconverter.ConvertTo(context, culture, names, typeof(string)); 
            Label3.Text = "Converted back to String :" + "<br /><br />" + (string)name_string;

         }
          
      }

   </script>

</head>
<body>

   <h3>FontNamesConverter Example</h3>
   <br />

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
        
      <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server"/>
      <br /><hr />
      <asp:Label id="Label2" runat="server"/>
      <br /><hr />
      <asp:Label id="Label3" runat="server"/>
        
   </form>

</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>FontNamesConverter Example</title>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
    Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
        
        ' Declare local variables.
        Dim culture As New System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en")
        Dim context As System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext = Nothing
        Dim names As Object
        Dim name_string As Object
        
        ' Create FontNamesConverter object.
        Dim fontconverter As New FontNamesConverter()
        
        ' Create original list of fonts.
        Dim font_list As String = "arial, times new roman, verdana"
        
        ' Check for type compatibility.
        If fontconverter.CanConvertFrom(context, GetType(String)) Then
            
            ' Display original string.
            Label1.Text = "Original String :" & "<br /><br />" & font_list
            
            ' Convert string to array to strings and display results.
            names = fontconverter.ConvertFrom(context, culture, font_list)
            Label2.Text = "Converted to Array of Strings : " & "<br /><br />"
            Dim name_element As String
            For Each name_element In CType(names, String())
                Label2.Text &= name_element & "<br />"
            Next name_element
            
            ' Convert array of strings back to a string and display results.
            name_string = fontconverter.ConvertTo(context, culture, names, _
                GetType(String))
            Label3.Text = "Converted back to String :" & "<br /><br />" & _
                CType(name_string, String)
        End If 
    End Sub 'Page_Load
  </script>

</head>
<body>

   <h3>FontNamesConverter Example</h3>
   <br />

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
        
      <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server"/>
      <br /><hr />
      <asp:Label id="Label2" runat="server"/>
      <br /><hr />
      <asp:Label id="Label3" runat="server"/>
        
   </form>

</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the ConvertTo method to convert an array of strings containing the individual font names to a single string containing a list of the names. For example, an array that contains the strings "arial", "times new roman", and "verdana" converts to the string "arial,times new roman,verdana". Notice that commas are automatically inserted between the font names without any white space.

Note

This converter can convert only to a string data type. The destinationType parameter must be of type String.

Note

The context and culture parameters are not used in this version of the method; they are reserved for future versions of the method. You can optionally pass in null for these parameters.

Applies to