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

Constructors

public UnitConverter()

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Type	Condition
NotSupportedException	The conversion cannot be performed.

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.

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The `destinationType` parameter is null.
NotSupportedException	The conversion cannot be performed.