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Class ContentReferenceConverter<T>

Type converter class for ContentReference that handles convertion to and from strings.

Inheritance
System.Object
ContentReferenceConverter<T>
Namespace: EPiServer.Core
Assembly: EPiServer.dll
Version: 11.20.7
Syntax
public class ContentReferenceConverter<T> : TypeConverter where T : ContentReference
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

Constructors

ContentReferenceConverter()

Declaration
public ContentReferenceConverter()

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.

Declaration
public override bool CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type sourceType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context

An System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

System.Type sourceType

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

Returns
Type Description
System.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.

Declaration
public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type destinationType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context

An System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

System.Type destinationType

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

Returns
Type Description
System.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.

Declaration
public override object ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context

An System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture

The System.Globalization.CultureInfo to use as the current culture.

System.Object value

The System.Object to convert.

Returns
Type Description
System.Object

An System.Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.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.

Declaration
public override object ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context

An System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture

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

System.Object value

The System.Object to convert.

System.Type destinationType

The System.Type to convert the value parameter to.

Returns
Type Description
System.Object

An System.Object that represents the converted value.

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.NotSupportedException

The conversion cannot be performed.

System.ArgumentNullException

The destinationType parameter is null.

Extension Methods