TypeConverter.ConvertToInvariantString Method
Definition
Converts the specified value to a culture-invariant string representation.
Overloads
ConvertToInvariantString(Object) |
Converts the specified value to a culture-invariant string representation. |
ConvertToInvariantString(ITypeDescriptorContext, Object) |
Converts the specified value to a culture-invariant string representation, using the specified context. |
ConvertToInvariantString(Object)
Converts the specified value to a culture-invariant string representation.
public:
System::String ^ ConvertToInvariantString(System::Object ^ value);
public string ConvertToInvariantString (object value);
member this.ConvertToInvariantString : obj -> string
Public Function ConvertToInvariantString (value As Object) As String
Parameters
Returns
Exceptions
The conversion cannot be performed.
Remarks
The context
parameter can be used to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is being invoked. This can be null
, so always check. Also, properties on the context object can return null
.
Depending on the implementation of the value formatter, it might be possible to pass the returned string back into the value formatter to re-create an instance of the object.
See also
ConvertToInvariantString(ITypeDescriptorContext, Object)
Converts the specified value to a culture-invariant string representation, using the specified context.
public:
System::String ^ ConvertToInvariantString(System::ComponentModel::ITypeDescriptorContext ^ context, System::Object ^ value);
public string ConvertToInvariantString (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, object value);
member this.ConvertToInvariantString : System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext * obj -> string
Public Function ConvertToInvariantString (context As ITypeDescriptorContext, value As Object) As String
Parameters
- context
- ITypeDescriptorContext
An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
Returns
Exceptions
The conversion cannot be performed.
Remarks
Use the context
parameter to extract additional information about the environment from which this converter is invoked. This parameter can be null
, so always check it. Also, properties on the context object can return null
.
Depending on the implementation of the value formatter, it might be possible to pass the returned string back into the value formatter to re-create an instance of the object.