SpaedaTech: Binding with StringFormat

With Silverlight, when you bind a property, you can use StringFormat to format the display.

{Binding SampleText, StringFormat='My Text: \{0\}'}

Strings

You can use StringFormat like the c# String.Format() method.

Composite Formatting

Numbers

C	To display a currency. ex: StrinFormat=C –> $300.00
N	To display a number. ex: StringFormat=N –> 33,456.56
E	To display a scientific number. ex: StringFormat=E –> 6.787653e+006
P	To display a percentage. This value must be between 0 and 1. ex: StringFormat=P –> 33.54%

F	StringFormat=F –> Sunday, March 04, 2012 4:22:09 PM
G	StringFormat=G –> 3/4/2012 4:22:09 PM
M	StringFormat=M –> March 04

You can also use the format like “MMMM yyyy” but it must be between ‘ ex: StringFormat=’MMMM yyyy’

Standard date and Time Format Strings
Custom Date and Time Format Strings

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