VB.NET Type Conversion

using System.ComponentModel

Public Function ConvertToString(value As Object) As String

Public Function ConvertToString(context As ITypeDescriptorContext, value As Object) As String

Public Function ConvertToString(context As ITypeDescriptorContext, culture As CultureInfo, value As Object) As String

Internationalization (I18n) Method Overview

Converts the given value to a string representation, using the specified context and culture information.

For more information see Microsoft's MSDN online documentation.

I18n Issues

Pass in CultureInfo to ensure that any culture-dependent conversion is done properly. If you determine that the call is i18n-safe, you can use Globalyzer's Ignore Comment functionality to ensure that it isn't picked up in a subsequent scan.