ModelingEnumerationConverter.CanConvertFrom Method (ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Indicates whether this converter can convert an object in the given source type to a domain enumeration object by using the specified context.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Design
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function CanConvertFrom ( _
    context As ITypeDescriptorContext, _
    sourceType As Type _
) As Boolean

public override bool CanConvertFrom(
    ITypeDescriptorContext context,
    Type sourceType
)

public:
virtual bool CanConvertFrom(
    ITypeDescriptorContext^ context, 
    Type^ sourceType
) override

abstract CanConvertFrom : 
        context:ITypeDescriptorContext * 
        sourceType:Type -> bool  
override CanConvertFrom : 
        context:ITypeDescriptorContext * 
        sourceType:Type -> bool

public override function CanConvertFrom(
    context : ITypeDescriptorContext, 
    sourceType : Type
) : boolean

Parameters

• context
  Type: ITypeDescriptorContext

  The format context.

• sourceType
  Type: Type

  The type to convert from.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if this converter can perform the conversion; otherwise, false.

Remarks

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

By default, the culture parameter is ignored.

Notes to Inheritors

Override this method to provide your own conversion restrictions.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

ModelingEnumerationConverter Class

CanConvertFrom Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Design Namespace