UriTypeConverter Class

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Converts instances of the String type to Uri instances.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System.ComponentModel..::.TypeConverter
    System..::.UriTypeConverter

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

Syntax

Public NotInheritable Class UriTypeConverter _
    Inherits TypeConverter
public sealed class UriTypeConverter : TypeConverter

The UriTypeConverter type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
UriTypeConverter Initializes a new instance of the UriTypeConverter class.

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Methods

  Name Description
CanConvertFrom(Type) Returns whether the type converter can convert an object from the specified type to the type of this converter. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Returns whether this converter can convert an object of the specified source type to an instance of the Uri type. (Overrides TypeConverter..::.CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type).)
CanConvertTo(Type) Returns whether the type converter can convert an object to the specified type. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Returns whether this converter can convert the object to the specified type, using the specified context. (Overrides TypeConverter..::.CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type).)
ConvertFrom(Object) Converts from the specified value to the type of this converter. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object) Converts the given object to the type of this converter, using the specified context and culture information. (Overrides TypeConverter..::.ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object).)
ConvertFromString Converts the specified text to an object. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
ConvertTo(Object, Type) Converts the specified value object to the specified type. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object, Type) Converts a given value object to the specified type, using the specified context and culture information. (Overrides TypeConverter..::.ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object, Type).)
ConvertToString Converts the specified object to a string representation. (Inherited from TypeConverter.)
Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

The UriTypeConverter converts a string to a Uri or converts an object type that can be assigned to Uri object.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Platforms

Windows Phone

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System Namespace