StringConverter Class

Definition

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

public class StringConverter : System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
Inheritance
StringConverter
Derived

Inherited Members

System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter

System.Object

Remarks

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.

Constructors

StringConverter()

Initializes a new instance of the StringConverter class.

Methods

CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Gets a value indicating whether this converter can convert an object in the given source type to a string using the specified context.

ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object)

Converts the specified value object to a String object.