ImageConverter

System.Drawing.ImageConverter

Namespace: System.Drawing

Assembly: System.Drawing.Managed (4.0.0.0)

Provides a type converter to convert Image objects to and from various other representations. This class supports conversion from byte arrays to Image objects and vice versa.

C#

public class ImageConverter : TypeConverter

VB.NET

Constructors

ImageConverter()

Initializes a new instance of ImageConverter.

Methods

CanConvertFrom(context, sourceType)

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

Parameter	Type	Description
context	ITypeDescriptorContext	An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
sourceType	Type	The Type to evaluate for conversion.

Returns: Boolean. if the conversion is possible; otherwise, .

CanConvertTo(context, destinationType)

Determines whether this converter can convert an Image to the specified type, using the specified context.

Parameter	Type	Description
context	ITypeDescriptorContext	An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
destinationType	Type	The Type to evaluate for conversion.

Returns: Boolean. if the conversion is possible; otherwise, .

ConvertFrom(context, culture, value)

Converts the given object to an Image object, using the specified context and culture information.

Parameter	Type	Description
context	ITypeDescriptorContext	An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
culture	CultureInfo	The CultureInfo to use during conversion.
value	Object	The object to convert.

Returns: Object. An Image object, or if the conversion cannot be performed.

Throws:

• NotSupportedException Thrown if the conversion cannot be performed.

ConvertTo(context, culture, value, destinationType)

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

Parameter	Type	Description
context	ITypeDescriptorContext	An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
culture	CultureInfo	The CultureInfo to use during conversion.
value	Object	The Image object to convert.
destinationType	Type	The Type to convert the object to.

Returns: Object. The converted object.

Throws:

• NotSupportedException Thrown if the conversion cannot be performed.

GetProperties(context, value, attributes)

Retrieves the set of properties for the Image type. By default, this method returns the properties of the Image type.

Parameter	Type	Description
context	ITypeDescriptorContext	An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
value	Object	The object to retrieve properties for.
attributes	Attribute[]	An array of Attribute objects to filter the properties.

Returns: PropertyDescriptorCollection. A PropertyDescriptorCollection containing the properties of the Image type.

GetPropertiesSupported(context)

Determines whether this object supports properties. This implementation always returns .

Parameter	Type	Description
context	ITypeDescriptorContext	An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.

Returns: Boolean. if properties are supported; otherwise, .