WPF VB.NET IMultiValueConverter and "Conversion from type 'NamedObject' to type Double' is not valid"

Question

Hello i have the following function in my IMultiValueConverter

Public Function Convert(ByVal values() As Object, _
                     ByVal targetType As System.Type, _
                     ByVal parameter As Object, _
                     ByVal culture As System.Globalization.CultureInfo) As Object Implements IMultiValueConverter.Convert
    If Not IsDBNull(values(0).ToString) And AndAlso Not IsDBNull(values(1).ToString) Then 
        If CDbl((values(1))) > 0 Then

            Select Case CInt(Fix(values(0)))
                Case 1
                    Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r1rowcolor.A, My.Settings.r1rowcolor.R, My.Settings.r1rowcolor.G, My.Settings.r1rowcolor.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r1rowendcolor.A, My.Settings.r1rowendcolor.R, My.Settings.r1rowendcolor.G, My.Settings.r1rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.r1angle)
                Case 2
                    Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r2rowcolor.A, My.Settings.r2rowcolor.R, My.Settings.r2rowcolor.G, My.Settings.r2rowcolor.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r2rowendcolor.A, My.Settings.r2rowendcolor.R, My.Settings.r2rowendcolor.G, My.Settings.r2rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.r2angle)
                Case 3
                    Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r3rowcolor.A, My.Settings.r3rowcolor.R, My.Settings.r3rowcolor.G, My.Settings.r3rowcolor.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r3rowendcolor.A, My.Settings.r3rowendcolor.R, My.Settings.r3rowendcolor.G, My.Settings.r3rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.r3angle)
                Case Is > 3
                    Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.rm3rowcolor.A, My.Settings.rm3rowcolor.R, My.Settings.rm3rowcolor.G, My.Settings.rm3rowcolor.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.A, My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.R, My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.G, My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.r4angle)
            End Select

        ElseIf CDbl((values(1))) < 0 Then
            Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.minpricesprice.A, My.Settings.minpricesprice.R, My.Settings.minpricesprice.G, My.Settings.minpricesprice.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.minpricesprice.A, My.Settings.minpricesprice.R, My.Settings.minpricesprice.G, My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.minpricespriceangle)
        End If
    End If
End Function

in the following line i get an exception "Conversion from type 'NamedObject' to type Double' is not valid"

If CDbl((values(1))) > 0 Then

so i wonder what might cause this exception, could it be failing to check for DBNULLS? note that the converter is working without the multi binding

or can it be that i am passing 2 values one is integer and one is double?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '12 at 22:19

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The NewItemPlaceholder in a CollectionView is a NamedObject, so maybe the ItemPlaceholder ends up being passed into your converter.

answered Sep 10 '12 at 22:19

H.B.

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sounds reasonable also it gives the following Type of argument 'Number' is 'MS.Internal.NamedObject', which is not numeric. – user1570048 Sep 10 '12 at 23:08
but if i add `MsgBox(values(0).ToString)` `MsgBox(values(1).ToString)` i can see that they are the right values – user1570048 Sep 10 '12 at 23:14
@user1570048: `ToString` says nothing about the underlying type at all, the object may very well contain some temporary data and show it via `ToString`. – H.B. Sep 10 '12 at 23:26
any suggestions on how to fix this? – user1570048 Sep 10 '12 at 23:28
@user1570048: Well, either don't use a value converter and instead expose the value you want on a data object or filter out the unwanted item via type checking (not very clean). (The second half of [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/7335737/546730) would be an example of exposing a converted value) – H.B. Sep 10 '12 at 23:36

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 05 '21 at 12:57

Try this:

Public Function Convert(ByVal values() As Object, _
                 ByVal targetType As System.Type, _
                 ByVal parameter As Object, _
                 ByVal culture As System.Globalization.CultureInfo) As Object Implements IMultiValueConverter.Convert
If values IsNot Nothing AndAlso Not values.Any(Function(x) x Is DependencyProperty.UnsetValue) AndAlso Not IsDBNull(values(0).ToString)  AndAlso
Not IsDBNull(values(1).ToString) Then 
    If CDbl((values(1))) > 0 Then

        Select Case CInt(Fix(values(0)))
            Case 1
                Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r1rowcolor.A, My.Settings.r1rowcolor.R, My.Settings.r1rowcolor.G, My.Settings.r1rowcolor.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r1rowendcolor.A, My.Settings.r1rowendcolor.R, My.Settings.r1rowendcolor.G, My.Settings.r1rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.r1angle)
            Case 2
                Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r2rowcolor.A, My.Settings.r2rowcolor.R, My.Settings.r2rowcolor.G, My.Settings.r2rowcolor.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r2rowendcolor.A, My.Settings.r2rowendcolor.R, My.Settings.r2rowendcolor.G, My.Settings.r2rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.r2angle)
            Case 3
                Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r3rowcolor.A, My.Settings.r3rowcolor.R, My.Settings.r3rowcolor.G, My.Settings.r3rowcolor.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.r3rowendcolor.A, My.Settings.r3rowendcolor.R, My.Settings.r3rowendcolor.G, My.Settings.r3rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.r3angle)
            Case Is > 3
                Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.rm3rowcolor.A, My.Settings.rm3rowcolor.R, My.Settings.rm3rowcolor.G, My.Settings.rm3rowcolor.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.A, My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.R, My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.G, My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.r4angle)
        End Select

    ElseIf CDbl((values(1))) < 0 Then
        Return New LinearGradientBrush(Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.minpricesprice.A, My.Settings.minpricesprice.R, My.Settings.minpricesprice.G, My.Settings.minpricesprice.B), Color.FromArgb(My.Settings.minpricesprice.A, My.Settings.minpricesprice.R, My.Settings.minpricesprice.G, My.Settings.rm3rowendcolor.B), My.Settings.minpricespriceangle)
    End If
End If

End Function

WPF VB.NET IMultiValueConverter and "Conversion from type 'NamedObject' to type Double' is not valid"

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