System Namespace   IConvertible Class

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Converts the value of this instance to an Object of the specified Type that has an equivalent value, using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

The IConvertible type is not CLS-compliant. For more information about CLS compliance, see What is the Common Language Specification.

[ VB ]
<CLSCompliant ( False ) >
Function ToType ( _
   ByVal conversionType As Type, _
   ByVal provider As IFormatProvider _
) As Object

[ C# ]
[CLSCompliant ( false ) ]

object ToType (
   Type conversionType,
   IFormatProvider provider
);

[ C++ ]
[CLSCompliant ( false ) ]

Object* ToType (
   Type* conversionType,
   IFormatProvider* provider
);

[JScript ]
function CLSCompliant ( false )
ToType (
   conversionType : Type,
   provider : IFormatProvider
) : Object;

conversionType

The Type to which the value of this instance is converted.

provider

An IFormatProvider interface implementation that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

An Object instance of type conversionType whose value is equivalent to the value of this instance.

IConvertible Members

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