EnumConverter.ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object) Method

Definition

Converts the specified value object to an enumeration object.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertFrom(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture, System::Object ^ value);
public override object ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value);
public override object? ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext? context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo? culture, object value);
override this.ConvertFrom : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * System.Globalization.CultureInfo * obj -> obj
Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, value As Object) As Object

Parameters

context
ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture
CultureInfo

An optional CultureInfo. If not supplied, the current culture is assumed.

value
Object

The Object to convert.

Returns

An Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions

value is not a valid value for the target type.

The conversion cannot be performed.

Remarks

This converter can only convert an enumeration object to and from a string.

The context parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment this converter is being invoked from. This can be null, so always check. Also, properties on the context object can return null.

Applies to

See also