WPF 3.5 SP1 feature: StringFormat

One of the new features in 3.5 SP1 is stringformat. The usage is pretty simple. So following are simple snippets showing its use

<TextBox Text="{Binding Path=Double, StringFormat=F3}"/>

<TextBox Text="{Binding Path=Double, StringFormat=Amount: {0:C}}"/>

<TextBox Text="{Binding Path=Double, StringFormat=Amount: \{0:C\}}"/>

<TextBox>

  <TextBox.Text>

    <Binding Path="Double" StringFormat="{}{0:C}"/>

  </TextBox.Text>

</TextBox>

 

<TextBox>

  <TextBox.Text>

    <MultiBinding StringFormat="{}{0:F2} = {1:D}">

      <Binding Path="Double" />

      <Binding Path="Date"/>

    </MultiBinding>

  </TextBox.Text>

</TextBox>

<TextBox>

  <TextBox.Text>

    <Binding Path="Date" StringFormat="{}{0:MM/dd/yyyy}"/>

  </TextBox.Text>

</TextBox>

<ListBox Background="Beige" ItemStringFormat="F3">

  <sys:Double>1.11122</sys:Double>

  <sys:Double>2.11345</sys:Double>

</ListBox>

<GroupBox Background="AliceBlue" Content="{Binding Path=Double}" ContentStringFormat="F4"

          Header="{Binding Path=Double}" HeaderStringFormat="F5"/>

<Label Content="{Binding Path=Double}" ContentStringFormat="{}{0:E2}"/>

<GridView>

  <GridViewColumn Header="Date"

           DisplayMemberBinding="{Binding XPath=Date, StringFormat=D}" />

 This feature makes life a lot more easier when it comes to formatting.. So have fun with it.

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