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DataConverter

Class

Provides the basic methods for converting the data in a IDataObject.

Definition

Assembly:Telerik.Windows.Controls.dll

Syntax:

public abstract class DataConverter

Inheritance: objectDataConverter

protected DataConverter()

Checks to see whether the data can be converted to a specified format.

public virtual bool CanConvertTo(string format)

Parameters:formatstringReturns:

Checks to see whether the data can be converted to a specified format. The data format is specified by a Type object.

public bool CanConvertTo(Type format)

Parameters:formatTypeReturns:

Retrieves a data object in a specified format; the data format is specified by a string.

public abstract object ConvertTo(object data, string format)

Parameters:dataobjectformatstringReturns:

Retrieves a data object in a specified format; the data format is specified by a Type object.

public object ConvertTo(object data, Type type)

Parameters:dataobjecttypeTypeReturns:

Returns a list of all formats that the data in this data object can be converted to.

public abstract string[] GetConvertToFormats()

Returns: