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UnitConverter Class

Converts from a Unit object to an object of another data type and from another type to a Unit object.

public class UnitConverter : TypeConverter
Inheritance:
Object Object

Constructors

UnitConverter()

public UnitConverter()

Methods

CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Returns whether this converter can convert an object of the given type to the type of this converter, using the specified context.

public override bool CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type sourceType)
Parameter Type Description
context ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

sourceType Type

A Type that represents the type you want to convert from.

Returns

Boolean:

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

CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type)

Returns whether this converter can convert the object to the specified type, using the specified context.

public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type destinationType)
Parameter Type Description
context ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

destinationType Type

A Type that represents the type you want to convert to.

Returns

Boolean:

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

ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object)

Converts the given object to the type of this converter, using the specified context and culture information.

public override object ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value)
Parameter Type Description
context ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture CultureInfo

The CultureInfo to use as the current culture.

value Object

The Object to convert.

Returns

Object:

An Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions

Type Condition
NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo, Object, Type)

Converts the given value object to the specified type, using the specified context and culture information.

public override object ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType)
Parameter Type Description
context ITypeDescriptorContext

An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

culture CultureInfo

A CultureInfo. If null is passed, the current culture is assumed.

value Object

The Object to convert.

destinationType Type

The Type to convert the value parameter to.

Returns

Object:

An Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions

Type Condition
ArgumentNullException

The destinationType parameter is null.

NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.