A question about TypeConverter

[tony]

Hello!

I find it hard to understand this about TypeConverter. I have read some
documentation but still it's hard to understand.

For example this row below. Can somebody write some small code where it is
used so I hopefully understand it better.

TypeConverter IntConverter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(Int32));

//Tony

[Joanna Carter [TeamB]]

"tony" <jo*****************@telia.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
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| I find it hard to understand this about TypeConverter. I have read some
| documentation but still it's hard to understand.
|
| For example this row below. Can somebody write some small code where it is
| used so I hopefully understand it better.
|
| TypeConverter IntConverter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(Int32));

Using TypeConverter for integers is not really all that useful.
TypeConverters tend to get used automatically by data bindings and it is
here that you can define your own converters to convert peculiar types like
enums and custom classes to and from strings for display and editing.

e.g. you can create a converter to allow you to display a property of a
business object and that will call a lookup mechanism to return an object
that matches the key value typed in.

Joanna

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Joanna Carter [TeamB]
Consultant Software Engineer