Basic Mathematical Operations in XAML

Question

Is is possible to do basic mathematical operations like addition, division etc. in XAML?

For example, I want to set the height of a button to {Binding ElementName=MW,Path=Height}/2.

Answer 1

Take a look at Arithmetic operations in Xaml for simple operations

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for more complex evaluation look at Impossible WPF Part 2: Binding Expressions

Answer 2

To answer your question: No, it is not possible.

Answer 3

My advice would be to create a value converter and apply them using bindings, for any mathematical operations you want to perform. The view is definitely not the place to perform mathematical operations, you want to have that concern separated and isolated in a different class, so that it is easier to debug and maintain.

Answer 4

Not possible without using a converter or a view model that does the conversion for you. For a generic converter, see ExpressionConverter in my WPF Converters project.