Concatenate String with Bindings XAML

Question

Is it possible to have some static text and a bindable context in the same label?

<Label Text = "${Binding totalCost}"
       x:Name = "totalCost"
       HorizontalOptions = "Start"
       VerticalOptions = "Start"
       Grid.Row = "6" Grid.Column = "1"/>

Except this displays as "${Binding totalCost}"

I know I could just easily set the field by doing something like totalCost.Text = String.Format("${0}", totalCost); but just wanted to see if it was possible the other way

Answer 1

See if this works for you:

Text="{Binding totalCost, StringFormat=${0}}"

Answer 2

For labels there is additional feature: ContentStringFormat, example bellow:

<Label Content="{Binding Tag, FallbackValue=Custom}" ContentStringFormat="Length: {0}" DataContext="{Binding ElementName=cbRebarLength, Path=SelectedItem}"/>