Class ValueConversionAttribute

Namespace

Alternet.UI

Assembly

Alternet.UI.dll

This attribute allows the author of a IValueConverter to specify what source and target property types the ValueConverter is capable of converting. This meta data is useful for designer tools to help categorize and match ValueConverters.

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true)]
public sealed class ValueConversionAttribute : Attribute

Inheritance

object

Attribute

ValueConversionAttribute

Remarks

Add this custom attribute to your IValueConverter class definition.

[ValueConversion(typeof(Employee), typeof(Brush))]
class MyConverter : IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        if (value is Dev)       return Brushes.Beige;
        if (value is Employee)  return Brushes.Salmon;
        return Brushes.Yellow;
    }
}

Constructors

ValueConversionAttribute(Type, Type)

Creates a new ValueConversionAttribute to indicate between what types of a data binding source and target this ValueConverter can convert.

Properties

ParameterType

The type of the optional ValueConverter Parameter object.

SourceType

The expected source type this ValueConverter can handle.

TargetType

The target type to which this ValueConverter can convert to.

TypeId

Returns the unique identifier for this Attribute.

Methods

GetHashCode()

Returns the hash code for this instance.