# C1.Web.Mvc.Serialization.DefaultConverter.CanConvert

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<h1 id="C1_Web_Mvc_Serialization_DefaultConverter_CanConvert_" data-uid="C1.Web.Mvc.Serialization.DefaultConverter.CanConvert*">CanConvert Method
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<h4 id="C1_Web_Mvc_Serialization_DefaultConverter_CanConvert_System_Type_C1_Web_Mvc_Serialization_IContext_" data-uid="C1.Web.Mvc.Serialization.DefaultConverter.CanConvert(System.Type,C1.Web.Mvc.Serialization.IContext)">CanConvert(Type, IContext)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Determines whether this instance can convert the specified object type.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">protected override bool CanConvert(Type objectType, IContext context)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Protected Overrides Function CanConvert(objectType As Type, context As IContext) As Boolean</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.type">Type</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">objectType</span></td>
      <td><p>Type of the object.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Web.Mvc.Serialization.IContext.html">IContext</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">context</span></td>
      <td><p>The context information.</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.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><p><code>true</code> if this instance can convert the specified object type; otherwise, <code>false</code>.</p>
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<h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
<div><a class="xref" href="C1.Web.Mvc.Serialization.BaseConverter.CanConvert.html#C1_Web_Mvc_Serialization_BaseConverter_CanConvert_System_Type_C1_Web_Mvc_Serialization_IContext_">BaseConverter.CanConvert(Type, IContext)</a></div>
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