VB.NET Type Conversion

using System.ComponentModel

Public Function ConvertFromString(text As String) As Object

Public Function ConvertFromString(context As ITypeDescriptorContext, text As String) As Object

Public Function ConvertFromString(context As ITypeDescriptorContext, CultureInfo culture, text As String) As Object

Internationalization (I18n) Method Overview

The ConvertFromString method converts the given text to an object, using the specified context and culture information.

For more information see Microsoft's MSDN online documentation.

I18n Issues

Pass in CultureInfo to ensure that any culture-dependent conversion is done properly. If you determine that the call is i18n-safe, you can use Globalyzer's Ignore Comment functionality to ensure that it isn't picked up in a subsequent scan.