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diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Core/TypeConverter.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Core/TypeConverter.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms
+{
+	public abstract class TypeConverter
+	{
+		public virtual bool CanConvertFrom(Type sourceType)
+		{
+			if (sourceType == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("sourceType");
+
+			return sourceType == typeof(string);
+		}
+
+		[Obsolete("use ConvertFromInvariantString (string)")]
+		public virtual object ConvertFrom(object o)
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		[Obsolete("use ConvertFromInvariantString (string)")]
+		public virtual object ConvertFrom(CultureInfo culture, object o)
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		public virtual object ConvertFromInvariantString(string value)
+		{
+			return ConvertFrom(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, value);
+		}
+	}
+}
+\ No newline at end of file