﻿<html><head><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /><link rel="shortcut icon" href="../icons/favicon.ico" /><style type="text/css">.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeftActive, .OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeft,.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeftDisabled { }.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRightActive, .OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRight,.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRightDisabled { }.OH_footer { }</style><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/branding.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/branding-en-US.css" /><script type="text/javascript" src="../scripts/branding.js"> </script><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>OptionConverter Class</title><meta name="Language" content="en-us" /><meta name="System.Keywords" content="OptionConverter class" /><meta name="System.Keywords" content="log4net.Util.OptionConverter class" /><meta name="System.Keywords" content="OptionConverter class, about OptionConverter class" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.F1" content="log4net.Util.OptionConverter" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.Id" content="T:log4net.Util.OptionConverter" /><meta name="Description" content="A convenience class to convert property values to specific types." /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.ContentType" content="Reference" /><meta name="BrandingAware" content="true" /><meta name="container" content="log4net.Util" /><meta name="file" content="T_log4net_Util_OptionConverter" /><meta name="guid" content="T_log4net_Util_OptionConverter" /></head><body onload="OnLoad('cs')"><input type="hidden" id="userDataCache" class="userDataStyle" /><div class="OH_outerDiv"><div class="OH_outerContent"><table class="TitleTable"><tr><td class="OH_tdTitleColumn">OptionConverter Class</td><td class="OH_tdRunningTitleColumn">Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation</td></tr></table><div id="mainSection"><div id="mainBody"><span class="introStyle"></span><div class="summary">
            A convenience class to convert property values to specific types.
            </div><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Inheritance Hierarchy</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">System<span id="LST673D344C_0"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST673D344C_0?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Object</a><br />  <span class="selflink">log4net.Util<span id="LST673D344C_1"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST673D344C_1?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>OptionConverter</span><br /><p> </p><strong>Namespace:</strong> <a href="N_log4net_Util.htm">log4net.Util</a><br /><strong>Assembly:</strong> log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.6.0-.NET 4.0<div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Syntax</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainer"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabs"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeft" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgleft"> </div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabFirst"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cs','1','4');return false;">C#</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','vb','2','4');return false;">VB</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cpp','3','4');return false;">C++</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','fs','4','4');return false;">F#</a></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRight" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgright"> </div></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCodeCollection"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBar"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBarText"><a id="ID0EDCA_copyCode" href="#" onclick="javascript:CopyToClipboard('ID0EDCA');return false;" title="Copy">Copy</a></div></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: block"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">public</span> <span class="keyword">sealed</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">OptionConverter</span></pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">Public</span> <span class="keyword">NotInheritable</span> <span class="keyword">Class</span> <span class="identifier">OptionConverter</span></pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">public</span> <span class="keyword">ref class</span> <span class="identifier">OptionConverter</span> <span class="keyword">sealed</span></pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve">[&lt;<span class="identifier">SealedAttribute</span>&gt;]
<span class="keyword">type</span> <span class="identifier">OptionConverter</span> =  <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="keyword">end</span></pre></div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageTabSet("ID0EDCA");</script><p>The <span class="selflink">OptionConverter</span> type exposes the following members.</p><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Methods</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><table id="memberList" class="members"><tr><th class="ps_iconColumn">
								 
							</th><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr data="public;static;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /><img src="../icons/static.gif" alt="Static member" title="Static member" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_OptionConverter_CanConvertTypeTo.htm">CanConvertTypeTo</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Checks if there is an appropriate type conversion from the source type to the target type.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;static;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /><img src="../icons/static.gif" alt="Static member" title="Static member" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_OptionConverter_ConvertStringTo.htm">ConvertStringTo</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Converts a string to an object.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;static;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /><img src="../icons/static.gif" alt="Static member" title="Static member" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_OptionConverter_ConvertTypeTo.htm">ConvertTypeTo</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Converts an object to the target type.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bsc2ak47" target="_blank">Equals</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Determines whether the specified <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a> is equal to the current <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zdee4b3y" target="_blank">GetHashCode</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Serves as a hash function for a particular type. 
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dfwy45w9" target="_blank">GetType</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Gets the <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/42892f65" target="_blank">Type</a> of the current instance.
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;static;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /><img src="../icons/static.gif" alt="Static member" title="Static member" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_OptionConverter_InstantiateByClassName.htm">InstantiateByClassName</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Instantiates an object given a class name.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;static;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /><img src="../icons/static.gif" alt="Static member" title="Static member" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_OptionConverter_SubstituteVariables.htm">SubstituteVariables</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Performs variable substitution in string <span class="parameter">value</span> from the 
            values of keys found in <span class="parameter">props</span>.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;static;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /><img src="../icons/static.gif" alt="Static member" title="Static member" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_OptionConverter_ToBoolean.htm">ToBoolean</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Converts a string to a <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a28wyd50" target="_blank">Boolean</a> value.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;static;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /><img src="../icons/static.gif" alt="Static member" title="Static member" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_OptionConverter_ToFileSize.htm">ToFileSize</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Parses a file size into a number.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7bxwbwt2" target="_blank">ToString</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Returns a <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/s1wwdcbf" target="_blank">String</a> that represents the current <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr></table><a href="#mainBody">Top</a><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Remarks</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><p>
            Utility functions for converting types and parsing values.
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