Unexpected behavior: TypeConverter tc=TypeDescript or.GetConverter (t);

[kw]

I'm getting different behavior from what I would expect and was hoping
someone could clue me in. At run time I need to examine a property of an
object for a custom TypeConverter, then use that converter on a value.

Here's the deal:

object[]
attrs=(object[])PropertyInfo.G etCustomAttribu tes(typeof(Type ConverterAttrib u
te),false);

TypeConverterAt tribute a = (TypeConverterA ttribute)attrs[0];

Type t=Type.GetType( a.ConverterType Name);

//ok up to this point. Note that Type t is in an external assembly (it
shouldn't matter)

TypeConverter tc=TypeDescript or.GetConverter (t);

Debug.WriteLine (tc.ConvertToSt ring(this,vValu e));

//it didn't work?! The TypeConverter never got invoked.

I'm getting different behavior from what I would expect and was hoping
someone could clue me in. At run time I need to examine a property of an
object for a custom TypeConverter, then use that converter on a value.

Not that it should matter, but the TypeConverter I use looks like this:
public class FormatCurrency : StringConverter {...}

And the object property looks like this:

[TypeConverter(t ypeof(MyNameSpa ce.FormatCurren cy))]

public Double CurrencyWithTyp eConverter{..}

[kw]

No, this is not the issue. Note that this line executes correctly:
Type t=Type.GetType( a.ConverterType Name);

Thanks for trying :)

"Sijin Joseph" <si************ ***@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:uI******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P11.phx.gbl...

If the TypeConverter is in a different assembly then you should use the
string overlaod of the TypeConverterAt tribute ctor.

[TypeConverter(" MyNameSpace.For matCurrency")]
public Double CurrencyWithTyp eConverter{..}

Sijin Joseph
http://www.indiangeek.net
http://weblogs.asp.net/sjoseph

kw wrote:

I'm getting different behavior from what I would expect and was hoping
someone could clue me in. At run time I need to examine a property of an object for a custom TypeConverter, then use that converter on a value.

Here's the deal:

object[]
attrs=(object[])PropertyInfo.G etCustomAttribu tes(typeof(Type ConverterAttrib u te),false);

TypeConverterAt tribute a = (TypeConverterA ttribute)attrs[0];

Type t=Type.GetType( a.ConverterType Name);

//ok up to this point. Note that Type t is in an external assembly (it
shouldn't matter)

TypeConverter tc=TypeDescript or.GetConverter (t);

Debug.WriteLine (tc.ConvertToSt ring(this,vValu e));

//it didn't work?! The TypeConverter never got invoked.

I'm getting different behavior from what I would expect and was hoping
someone could clue me in. At run time I need to examine a property of an object for a custom TypeConverter, then use that converter on a value.

Not that it should matter, but the TypeConverter I use looks like this:
public class FormatCurrency : StringConverter {...}

And the object property looks like this:

[TypeConverter(t ypeof(MyNameSpa ce.FormatCurren cy))]

public Double CurrencyWithTyp eConverter{..}

[kw]

I found the solution:

TypeConverter tc=(TypeConvert er)Activator.Cr eateInstance(t) ;

GetConverter() was the wrong approach.