'Declaration
 
Public Overridable Function Convert( _
   ByVal value As Object, _
   ByVal targetType As Type, _
   ByVal parameter As Object, _
   ByVal culture As CultureInfo _
) As Object

'Usage
 
Dim instance As StringFormatConverter
Dim value As Object
Dim targetType As Type
Dim parameter As Object
Dim culture As CultureInfo
Dim value As Object
 
value = instance.Convert(value, targetType, parameter, culture)

public virtual object Convert( 
   object value,
   Type targetType,
   object parameter,
   CultureInfo culture
)

Parameters

value

The value to convert.

targetType

The target type is ignored by the StringFormatConverter.

parameter

A composite format string. If a FormatProvider has been provided, it will be used in combination with the format string to convert the value (see also Composite Formatting topic in Windows SDK).

If parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), value will be returned unmodified.

culture

The culture info is ignored by the StringFormatConverter.

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows, 10, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

StringFormatConverter Class
StringFormatConverter Members