System.ComponentModel.EnumConverter.IsValid C# (CSharp) Method

        public override bool IsValid(ITypeDescriptorContext context, object value) {
            return Enum.IsDefined(type, value);
        }
    }

			private void DeserializeBoxSettings(AnnotationBox boxSettings, XmlElement boxSettingsNode)
			{
				string font = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("font");
				string color = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("color");
				string italics = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("italics");
				string bold = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("bold");
				string numberOfLines = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("number-of-lines");
				string truncation = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("truncation");
				string justification = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("justification");
				string verticalAlignment = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("vertical-alignment");
				string fitWidth = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("fit-width");
				string alwaysVisible = boxSettingsNode.GetAttribute("always-visible");

				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(font))
					boxSettings.Font = font;
				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(color))
					boxSettings.Color = color;
				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(italics))
					boxSettings.Italics = (String.Compare("true", italics, true) == 0);
				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(bold))
					boxSettings.Bold = (String.Compare("true", bold, true) == 0);
				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(numberOfLines))
				{
					byte result;
					if (!byte.TryParse(numberOfLines, System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Integer, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out result))
						result = 1;

					boxSettings.NumberOfLines = result;
				}

				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(fitWidth))
					boxSettings.FitWidth = (String.Compare("true", fitWidth) == 0);

				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(alwaysVisible))
					boxSettings.AlwaysVisible = (String.Compare("true", alwaysVisible, true) == 0);

				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(truncation))
				{
					AnnotationBox.TruncationBehaviour fromString = boxSettings.Truncation;
					EnumConverter converter = new EnumConverter(typeof(AnnotationBox.TruncationBehaviour));
					if (converter.IsValid(truncation))
						boxSettings.Truncation = (AnnotationBox.TruncationBehaviour)converter.ConvertFromString(truncation);
				}

				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(justification))
				{
					AnnotationBox.JustificationBehaviour fromString = boxSettings.Justification;
					EnumConverter converter = new EnumConverter(typeof(AnnotationBox.JustificationBehaviour));
					if (converter.IsValid(justification))
						boxSettings.Justification = (AnnotationBox.JustificationBehaviour)converter.ConvertFromString(justification);
				}

				if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(verticalAlignment))
				{
					AnnotationBox.VerticalAlignmentBehaviour fromString = boxSettings.VerticalAlignment;
					EnumConverter converter = new EnumConverter(typeof(AnnotationBox.VerticalAlignmentBehaviour));
					if (converter.IsValid(verticalAlignment))
						boxSettings.VerticalAlignment = (AnnotationBox.VerticalAlignmentBehaviour)converter.ConvertFromString(verticalAlignment);
				}

				XmlElement configurationSettings = (XmlElement)boxSettingsNode.SelectSingleNode("configuration-settings");
				if (configurationSettings != null)
				{
					string showLabel = configurationSettings.GetAttribute("show-label");
					string showLabelIfEmpty = configurationSettings.GetAttribute("show-label-if-empty");
					if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(showLabel))
						boxSettings.ConfigurationOptions.ShowLabel = (String.Compare("true", showLabel, true) == 0);
					if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(showLabelIfEmpty))
						boxSettings.ConfigurationOptions.ShowLabelIfValueEmpty = (String.Compare("true", showLabelIfEmpty, true) == 0);
				}
			}