This class, derived from System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter (a kind of TypeConverter ), is used to convert icons to and from other typesspecifically, it can convert to strings and byte arrays, for persistence and design-time scenarios. public class IconConverter : System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter { // Public Constructors public IconConverter (); // Public Instance Methods public override bool CanConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context , Type sourceType ); // overrides System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter public override bool CanConvertTo (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context , Type destinationType ); // overrides System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter public override object ConvertFrom (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context , System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture , object value ); // overrides System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter public override object ConvertTo (System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context , System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture , object value , Type destinationType ); // overrides System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter } HierarchySystem.Object System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter IconConverter |