PackageUtilities.ConvertToType<T> Method

Converts a string to an enumeration type.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ConvertToType(Of T As Structure) ( _
    value As T, _
    typeToConvert As Type, _
    culture As CultureInfo _
) As Object

public static Object ConvertToType<T>(
    T value,
    Type typeToConvert,
    CultureInfo culture
)
where T : struct

public:
generic<typename T>
where T : value class 
static Object^ ConvertToType(
    T value, 
    Type^ typeToConvert, 
    CultureInfo^ culture
)

static member ConvertToType : 
        value:'T * 
        typeToConvert:Type * 
        culture:CultureInfo -> Object   when 'T : struct

JScript does not support generic types or methods.

Type Parameters

• T
  The enum to which to convert.

Parameters

• value
  Type: T

  The enumeration to which the string is to be converted.

• typeToConvert
  Type: Type

  The value to convert.

• culture
  Type: CultureInfo

  A CultureInfo object that describes the culture to use to read localized strings.

Return Value

Type: Object
The enumeration type.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

PackageUtilities Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace