2 // System.Runtime.Serialization.IFormatterConverter.cs
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34 namespace System.Runtime.Serialization {
37 [System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisibleAttribute (true)]
39 public interface IFormatterConverter {
40 object Convert (object value, Type type);
41 object Convert (object value, TypeCode typeCode);
43 bool ToBoolean (object value);
44 byte ToByte (object value);
45 char ToChar (object value);
46 DateTime ToDateTime (object value);
47 Decimal ToDecimal (object value);
48 double ToDouble (object value);
49 Int16 ToInt16 (object value);
50 Int32 ToInt32 (object value);
51 Int64 ToInt64 (object value);
52 sbyte ToSByte (object value);
53 float ToSingle (object value);
54 string ToString (object value);
55 UInt16 ToUInt16 (object value);
56 UInt32 ToUInt32 (object value);
57 UInt64 ToUInt64 (object value);