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CoalesceConverter Class

Represents a value converter that returns the value if it is non-null; otherwise, the value of the converter's parameter.

[ValueConversion(typeof(object), typeof(object))]
public class CoalesceConverter
Inheritance:
object object

Remarks

This converter can also be used with MultiBinding objects. In which case, the first non-null value from the list of specified values is returned. If all the values are null, then the parameter is returned.

Constructors

CoalesceConverter()

Initializes an instance of the class.

public CoalesceConverter()

Methods

Convert(object?, Type, object?, CultureInfo)

Converts a value.

public object? Convert(object? value, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
Parameter Type Description
value object

The value produced by the binding source.

targetType Type

The type of the binding target property.

parameter object

The converter parameter to use.

culture CultureInfo

The culture to use in the converter.

Returns

object:

A converted value. If the method returns null, the valid null value is used.

Convert(object?[], Type, object?, CultureInfo)

Converts source values to a value for the binding target. The data binding engine calls this method when it propagates the values from source bindings to the binding target.

public object? Convert(object?[] values, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
Parameter Type Description
values object[]

The array of values that the source bindings in the MultiBinding produces. The value System.Windows.DependencyProperty.UnsetValue indicates that the source binding has no value to provide for conversion.

targetType Type

The type of the binding target property.

parameter object

The converter parameter to use.

culture CultureInfo

The culture to use in the converter.

Returns

object:

The first non-null value from values, otherwise parameter is returned.

ConvertBack(object?, Type, object?, CultureInfo)

Converts a value.

public object? ConvertBack(object? value, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
Parameter Type Description
value object

The value that is produced by the binding target.

targetType Type

The type to convert to.

parameter object

The converter parameter to use.

culture CultureInfo

The culture to use in the converter.

Returns

object:

A converted value. If the method returns null, the valid null value is used.

ConvertBack(object?, Type[], object?, CultureInfo)

Converts a binding target value to the source binding values.

public object?[]? ConvertBack(object? value, Type[] targetTypes, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
Parameter Type Description
value object

The value that the binding target produces.

targetTypes Type[]

The array of types to convert to. The array length indicates the number and types of values that are suggested for the method to return.

parameter object

The converter parameter to use.

culture CultureInfo

The culture to use in the converter.

Returns

object[]:

An array of values that have been converted from the target value back to the source values.

Inherited Members

Extension Methods