Gemstone Common Library
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# CurrentConverterCanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext, Type) Method

Determines if this converter can convert an object in the given source type to the native type of the converter.

## Definition

Namespace: Gemstone.Units
Assembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.151 -- Release Build+cb63b4525778c53d196bb55bacd9a49fac1f0f07
C#
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    public override bool CanConvertFrom(
    	ITypeDescriptorContext? context,
    	Type sourceType
    )

VB
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    Public Overrides Function CanConvertFrom (
    	context As ITypeDescriptorContext,
    	sourceType As Type
    ) As Boolean

C++
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    public:
    virtual bool CanConvertFrom(
    	ITypeDescriptorContext^ context,
    	Type^ sourceType
    ) override

JavaScript
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    function CanConvertFrom(context, sourceType);

#### Parameters

context ITypeDescriptorContext
  An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context.
sourceType Type
  A Type that represents the type from which you want to convert.

#### Return Value

Boolean
if this converter can perform the operation; otherwise, .

## See Also

#### Reference

CurrentConverter Class
CanConvertFrom Overload
Gemstone.Units Namespace