This class, derived from System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter (a kind of TypeConverter), is used to convert icons to and from other types—specifically, 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
}

Hierarchy

System.Object System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter IconConverter