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title: "Class ExternalConverter | Customer's Canvas On-Premises"
canonical: "https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/design-atoms-cs/reference/api/Aurigma.DesignAtoms.Common.ExternalConverter/ExternalConverter/"
---

# Class ExternalConverter

> **Inheritance:** `System.Object` -> ExternalConverter

###### **Namespace**: [Aurigma.DesignAtoms.Common.ExternalConverter](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/design-atoms-cs/reference/api/Aurigma.DesignAtoms.Common.ExternalConverter.md)

###### **Assembly**: Aurigma.DesignAtoms.dll

```csharp title="Syntax"
public class ExternalConverter : IExternalConverter
```

## Implements

* [Aurigma.DesignAtoms.Common.ExternalConverter.IExternalConverter](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/design-atoms-cs/reference/api/Aurigma.DesignAtoms.Common.ExternalConverter/IExternalConverter.md)

## Inherited Members

* `System.Object.ToString`
* `System.Object.Equals(System.Object)`
* `System.Object.Equals(System.Object,System.Object)`
* `System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object,System.Object)`
* `System.Object.GetHashCode`
* `System.Object.GetType`
* `System.Object.MemberwiseClone`

## Constructors

### ExternalConverter

```csharp
public ExternalConverter(IConfiguration configuration)
```

## Methods

### CanConvert

```csharp
public bool CanConvert(Stream data)
```

##### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
|:---|:---|:---|
| `System.IO.Stream` | *data* |  |

##### Returns

`System.Boolean`

### CanConvert

```csharp
public bool CanConvert(string path)
```

##### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
|:---|:---|:---|
| `System.String` | *path* |  |

##### Returns

`System.Boolean`

### CanConvertFormat

```csharp
public bool CanConvertFormat(string extension)
```

##### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
|:---|:---|:---|
| `System.String` | *extension* |  |

##### Returns

`System.Boolean`

### Convert

```csharp
public string Convert(Stream data)
```

##### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
|:---|:---|:---|
| `System.IO.Stream` | *data* |  |

##### Returns

`System.String`

### Convert

```csharp
public string Convert(string path)
```

##### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
|:---|:---|:---|
| `System.String` | *path* |  |

##### Returns

`System.String`