# C1.JsonNet.JsonConverter.ConvertFrom

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<h1 id="C1_JsonNet_JsonConverter_ConvertFrom_" data-uid="C1.JsonNet.JsonConverter.ConvertFrom*">ConvertFrom Method
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<h4 id="C1_JsonNet_JsonConverter_ConvertFrom_System_Object_System_Object_" data-uid="C1.JsonNet.JsonConverter.ConvertFrom(System.Object,System.Object)">ConvertFrom(object, object)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Deserialize an object from the specified value.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected virtual object ConvertFrom(object value, object existedValue)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Overridable Function ConvertFrom(value As Object, existedValue As Object) As Object</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">value</span></td>
      <td><p>The specified value, which could be null or its type could be <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.arraylist">ArrayList</a>,  <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.hashtable">Hashtable</a>, <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.datetime">DateTime</a>,
<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a>, <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a>, <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a>, <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a>.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">existedValue</span></td>
      <td><p>The existed value.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><p>An object deserialized from the specified value.</p>
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