ConvertThroughString.ConvertFrom Method

Definition

Namespace:: System.Management.Automation

Assembly:: System.Management.Automation.dll

Package:: Microsoft.PowerShell.5.1.ReferenceAssemblies v1.0.0

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.0.13

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.1.7

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.2.12

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.3.5

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.4.0

Package:: Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime v6.1.0

Package:: Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime v6.2.0

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Converts to destinationType by first converting sourceValue to string and then converting the result to destinationType.

public:
 override System::Object ^ ConvertFrom(System::Object ^ sourceValue, Type ^ destinationType, IFormatProvider ^ formatProvider, bool ignoreCase);

public override object ConvertFrom(object sourceValue, Type destinationType, IFormatProvider formatProvider, bool ignoreCase);

override this.ConvertFrom : obj * Type * IFormatProvider * bool -> obj

Public Overrides Function ConvertFrom (sourceValue As Object, destinationType As Type, formatProvider As IFormatProvider, ignoreCase As Boolean) As Object

Parameters

sourceValue: Object

The value to convert from.

destinationType: Type

The type this converter is associated with.

formatProvider: IFormatProvider

The IFormatProvider to use.

ignoreCase: Boolean

True if case should be ignored.

Returns

Object

SourceValue converted to destinationType.

Exceptions

PSInvalidCastException

When no conversion was possible.

Applies to