2 // System.ComponentModel.CharConverter
5 // Andreas Nahr (ClassDevelopment@A-SoftTech.com)
7 // (C) 2003 Andreas Nahr
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31 using System
.Globalization
;
33 namespace System
.ComponentModel
35 public class CharConverter
: TypeConverter
37 public override bool CanConvertFrom (ITypeDescriptorContext context
, Type sourceType
)
39 if (sourceType
== typeof (string))
41 return base.CanConvertFrom (context
, sourceType
);
44 public override object ConvertFrom (ITypeDescriptorContext context
, CultureInfo culture
, object value)
46 if (value.GetType() == typeof (string)) {
47 string Test
= (String
) value;
49 // LAMESPEC: MS does throw FormatException here
50 throw new FormatException ("String has to be exactly one char long");
53 return base.ConvertFrom (context
, culture
, value);
56 public override object ConvertTo (ITypeDescriptorContext context
,
57 CultureInfo culture
, object value, Type destinationType
)
59 if (destinationType
== typeof (string))
60 if (value != null && value is char)
61 return new string ((char) value, 1);
63 return base.ConvertTo (context
, culture
, value, destinationType
);