System Namespace   Convert Class

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Returns an Object with the specified Type and whose value is equivalent to the specified object.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Shared Function ChangeType ( _
   ByVal value As Object, _
   ByVal conversionType As Type _
) As Object

[ C# ]
public static object ChangeType (
   object value,
   Type conversionType
);

[ C++ ]
public: static Object* ChangeType (
   Object* value,
   Type* conversionType
);

[ JScript ]
public static function ChangeType (
   value : Object,
   conversionType : Type
) : Object;

value

An Object that implements the IConvertible interface.

conversionType

A Type.

An object whose Type is conversionType and whose value is equivalent to value.

Exception Type	Condition
InvalidCastException	value does not implement IConvertible.

This method uses the current thread's culture for the conversion.

Convert Members   Convert.ChangeType Overload List