System.ComponentModel.DebugTypeDescriptor.ComponentEntry.GetConverter C# (CSharp) Method

            public TypeConverter GetConverter() {
                if (converter == null) {
                    TypeConverterAttribute attr = (TypeConverterAttribute)GetAttributes(null)[typeof(TypeConverterAttribute)];
                    if (attr != null) {
                        Type converterType = GetTypeFromName(attr.ConverterTypeName);
                        if (converterType != null && typeof(TypeConverter).IsAssignableFrom(converterType)) {
                            converter = (TypeConverter)CreateInstance(converterType);
                        }
                    }

                    if (converter == null) {

                        // We did not get a converter.  Traverse up the base class chain until
                        // we find one in the stock hashtable.
                        //
                        converter = (TypeConverter)SearchIntrinsicTable(IntrinsicTypeConverters);
                        Debug.Assert(converter != null, "There is no intrinsic setup in the hashtable for the Object type");
                    }
                }
                return converter;
            }